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The myths of PPPs

The myths of PPPs

Paying for private profitA large body of government and private sector reports has been generated by the emergence of PPPs. Little of it is objective and it depends on the vested interest of the particular group. Many myths about PPPs need to be challenged.Myth 1By...
Recognising Mary Alice Evatt

Recognising Mary Alice Evatt

2003 NSW History Fellowship Winner: Dr Melissa BoydeDr Melissa Boyde has been awarded the New South Wales 2003 History Fellowship to enable her to research the life and work of Mary Alice Evatt (1898-1973), modernist painter and wife of Herbert Vere (Doc) Evatt.The...
Paying for private profit

Paying for private profit

Needed: A robust policy frameworkThe Australian community has a rightful expectation that in a developed and modern economy like ours, governments both state and federal, will provide the quality services and infrastructure necessary to underpin a prosperous and...
Howard ignores the children

Howard ignores the children

The federal cutsRecently the prime minister made one of his rare forays into child and family policy to urge “parents to take more responsibility for their children rather than expecting governments to provide all the answers”. His comments were...
Michael Moore’s big ask

Michael Moore’s big ask

Michael Moore’s Stupid white men is publishing phenomenon. The largest selling non-fiction hardcover book of the year in the US; now in its 53rd US printing, and over 4 million copies sold worldwide. The paperback is still on Australia’s bestseller lists...