PPPs in South Australia
by John Spoehr | Nov 14, 2002
Partnerships, privatisation & the public interest"Six years ago, we were looking at returns of 15 per cent, now we are looking at 10 or 12 per cent, because the market is...
It never has been easy
by Lionel Orchard | Nov 14, 2002
Democracy 'You know it never has been easyWhether you do or you do not resignWhether you travel the breadth of extremitiesOr stick to some straighter line.'- Joni...
Iraq & the war on terrorism
by Al Gore | Nov 14, 2002
Like all Americans I have been wrestling with the question of what our country needs to do to defend itself from the kind of intense, focused and enabled hatred that brought...
A history lesson on Iraq
by Phillip Knightley | Nov 14, 2002
The roots of revoltBefore Tony Blair joins the new crusaders trying to impose a "regime change", a Western "settlement" on Iraq, he should at least look at the historical facts...
East is east and west is best
by Craig Emerson | Nov 14, 2002
A triumph of prejudice over policy Australia's 11th successive trade deficit, the worst in two years, ought to be sounding alarm bells in the Prime Minister's office. That...
Public debt: some basics
by Fred Argy | Nov 2, 2002
Why fiscal surpluses?The claim is often made that governments which run structural budget surpluses, and achieve this goal through expenditure restraint, are better economic...
George Bush channels George Orwell
by Daniel Kutzman | Oct 25, 2002
Learning to love Big BrotherHere's a question for constitutional scholars: Can a sitting president be charged with plagiarism?As President Bush wages his war against terrorism...
Bond traders take on Costello
by Philip Baker | Oct 25, 2002
Australia heads to zero public debtThe federal government's promise to pay off all government debt - using the proceeds of the sale of Telstra - is creating alarm in the heart of...
The public good & public services
by David Hayward | Oct 18, 2002
What role for the public sector?In his analysis of the 1984-85 National Social Science Survey, John Braithwaite found that, while Australians supported private ownership of...
The ALP & cultural democracy
by Tony Moore | Oct 18, 2002
A key challenge for the Australian Labor Party (ALP) is how to encourage the move from an industrial to a post-industrial society without marginalising its traditional...