by Mark Findlay | Oct 24, 2004 | News
In the early days of his third term as Premier of NSW, Bob Carr challenged his government to move away from current law and order politics and come up with a more progressive approach to punishment. Central to this would be a reconsideration of the place of the prison...
by David Henry, Martyn Goddard, Thomas Faunce, Peter Drahos | Jun 17, 2004 | News
Executive summaryHigher drug pricesIn a number of statements, government ministers have claimed that the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement will not have the effect of increasing drug prices and will not contribute to the long-term financial sustainability pressures on...
by Evatt Foundation | Jun 17, 2004 | News
President’s perspectiveWhen the history is written of this period of the Australian experience, I believe it will be seen as the climax of John Howard’s opportunistic short-termism. It is clear in industry policy, where the government is not leading debate...
by Brendan Lim | Jun 17, 2004 | News
A commitmentIn an interconnected global community, Australia cannot afford to be cutting her connections. Can we be selective in when and how we choose to embrace multilateralism? I suggest not. With threats to peace and security at the forefront of foreign policy,...
by Daniel Baldino. | Jan 25, 2004 | News
The flowering of fig-leaf democracyIn terms of neo-liberal ideology, the end of the Cold War produced a flurry of expectations for a more peaceful and prosperous world order. The fall of the Berlin Wall served to reinforce a series of arguments that favored the...
by Evatt Foundation | Jan 25, 2004 | News
WMD in Iraq: Evidence and ImplicationsIn a new report, WMD in Iraq: Evidence and Implications, Carnegie authors Jessica Mathews, George Perkovich, and Joseph Cirincione outline policy reforms to improve threat assessments, deter transfer of WMD to terrorists,...
