Australia: an unhappy country
by Clive Hamilton | May 7, 2003
Towards a post-growth societyFor the great majority of people in rich countries the human condition is no longer dominated by an ever-present need to provide for survival and to...
Another UK PPP deal falls in a heap
by Phil Revell | May 7, 2003
An expensive lessonThe brave new world of public-private partnerships suffered a major setback this month when WS Atkins pulled out from running Southwark council's education...
A permanent casualty
by Phillip Knightley | Mar 13, 2003
The death of investigative journalism and who killed it?The Golden Age of journalismBefore we get around to revealing the names of the murderers, I think I'd better anticipate...
Vale Christopher Hill
by Martin Kettl | Mar 11, 2003
A master historian.Christopher Hill, who has died aged 91, was the commanding interpreter of 17th-century England, and of much else besides. As a public figure, he achieved his...
Thank you very much and good luck
by Stuart Cunningham, Terry Flew | Mar 3, 2003
MediaDEVELOPMENTS in communications media are important in all the processes of globalisation. There are three dimensions to this. Firstly, media constitute the technologies and...
The trans-Atlantic aftershock of September 11
by Immanuel Wallerstein | Mar 2, 2003
Picture: Immanuel Wallerstein with Fernand BradelIf the attack on the Twin Towers on Sept 11, 2001 can be considered to have been a political earthquake for the American people,...
A metaphysical lottery
by Chris Masters | Feb 21, 2003
Who killed investigative journalism?There is nothing like a murder mystery to pull a good crowd. Thank you for your support. For what it is worth, it has long been clear to me...
Power politics
by John Spoehr | Feb 14, 2003
Crisis & reformAfter nearly half a century under public ownership and control, the electricity industry in Australia is now subject to the influence of market principles and...
The ‘fabrication’ of Aboriginal history
by John Quiggin | Jan 29, 2003
Repudiating the pastAs with many others on the left of Australian politics, my first encounter with Keith Windschuttle came with his book Unemployment. The book presented a...
Trade union organising & labour history
by Greg Patmore, Rae Cooper | Jan 29, 2003
"The critical role of active workplace organising in building the success of the Australian labour movement has become a neglected part of our history ... The[ese] papers take a...