by Christopher Sheil | Aug 3, 2005 | Papers
Globalisation revisited Globalisation is a notoriously difficult word to define. There is no ‘proper’ meaning for the term.1 ‘Globalisation’ is not a settled part of our language but a site of unresolved conflict. Indeed, one might even be...
by Chris White | Apr 2, 2005 | Papers
The case for re-evaluation Summary The right to strike on political issues is a controversial, contested industrial relations and labour law issue. Governments and employers use labour law against the political protests of striking unionists. Controlling industrial...
by Stewart Prins | Apr 2, 2005 | Papers
Unlocking Tasmania’s economic renaissance Tasmania has undergone an undeniable economic transformation over the past six years. The state has its lowest unemployment rate in 23 years, the population is steadily increasing (after declining during the 90s), real...
by Sol Encel | Apr 2, 2005 | Papers
Where to now? This essay is prompted by my experience as a member of two committees of inquiry into the electoral prospects of the Labor Party, and the underlying factors which account for its series of defeats between 1975 and 1983, and again since 1996. As we all...
by John Mathews, Elizabeth Thurbon, Linda Weiss | Apr 2, 2005 | Papers
Opening remarks by Linda Weiss On behalf of my co-authors, I would like to thank the Evatt Foundation and its President for putting the trade deal on the programme and giving us the opportunity to discuss it with you tonight; and our thanks must go especially to Bruce...
by George Scialabba | Apr 2, 2005 | Papers
Required: too much courageIf a hall of fame were established for contemporary book reviewers – well, why not? There’s one for ad executives, poker players, and probably porn stars – Christopher Hitchens would very likely be its second inductee....
