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...
Just a distraction
by NSW Teachers' Federation | Oct 13, 2002
PPPs & public schoolsIntroductionThe Teachers Federation is opposed to the NSW government's proposal to build nine schools using a private consortium to finance the...
Union chief meets the press
by Evatt Foundation | Oct 11, 2002
Greg Combet interviewed on Meet the PressGreg Turnbull, presenter (Channel Ten Network): Hello and welcome to Meet the Press. The union movement is under pressure to maintain its...
Between despondency & hope
by Tristan Ewins | Sep 24, 2002
The history and future of radical politicsAbout 60 km from Sydney's city centre, on a 14 acre bushland property on the gorge of the Georges River, Eric Aarons resides in a two...