Howard’s reshaping of Australia
by Robert Manne | Jan 29, 2003
How Tampa sailed into 2002To understand Australian politics in 2002, one must begin with the Tampa incident of August, 2001. Tampa not only assured the government of victory in...
Evatt looks forward
by Evatt Foundation | Dec 18, 2002
President's REPORTThe highlight of the year under review has been the success of our website. Our aim has been to give information and to refer readers to sources of knowledge...
And death machines were rumblin’ …
by Vit Wagner | Nov 16, 2002
As far as Steve Earle can tell, there aren't any quantifiable benefits or detriments to being a controversially outspoken musician.Back during the summer, when it was reported...
Zero public debt & democracy in the global era
by Evatt Foundation | Nov 15, 2002
President's perspectiveThe traditional bifurcation of domestic and foreign policy is redundant in the global era. The long-looming war with Iraq, the ongoing 'war on terrorism'...
The academic community says no to war
by and was placed on the web by faculty at MIT., This open letter was originally written by faculty members at the University of Minnesota. It subsequently spread to other universities | Nov 12, 2002
An open letter from the academic community opposing a US invasion of IraqWe the undersigned members of the academic community are opposed to an invasion of Iraq by the United...
Too many wars: the history of ‘paradise’
by Ilija Trojanow | Nov 8, 2002
Bali Mon AmourIn the aftermath of the bomb attack on a disco in Kuta Beach, Bali, a number of journalists wrote about the loss of innocence in that exotic isle. They must have...
PPPs & neo-protectionism in the UK
by George Monbiot | Nov 7, 2002
Do as we say, not as we doDemocracy in Brazil both won and lost last week. It won because, for the first time in its history, the nation chose a man of humble origins and radical...
The axis of good
by Judy Rebick | Oct 30, 2002
Landslide Lula victoryLula said it best: "Hope won over fear." In a decisive victory with a record 86 million votes cast, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) -...
Of course they knew
by John Faulkner | Oct 23, 2002
Ministers overboardOn 23 October the Senate Select Committee on a Certain Maritime Incident tabled its report, after eight months of work, 15 days of hearings, and non-stop...
Who’s afraid of public debt?
by Evatt Foundation | Oct 21, 2002
The Evatt Foundation in association with the Australian Financial Markets Association presents a seminar on public debtThe foreshadowed move to zero public debt is a significant...