by Daniel Kutzman | Oct 25, 2002 | Papers
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 and moves to create a huge homeland security apparatus, he appears to be borrowing...
by Philip Baker | Oct 25, 2002 | Papers
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 Australia’s financial markets.The Sydney Futures Exchange –...
by David Hayward | Oct 18, 2002 | Papers
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 industry, most wanted governments to continue to own industries as diverse as airlines and...
by Tony Moore | Oct 18, 2002 | Papers
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 supporters, who not unreasonably expect Labor to safeguard their interests. Specifically, Labor...
by NSW Teachers' Federation | Oct 13, 2002 | Papers
PPPs & public schoolsIntroductionThe Teachers Federation is opposed to the NSW government’s proposal to build nine schools using a private consortium to finance the infrastructure and transferring ownership to the consortium for 30 years.The public ends up...
by Evatt Foundation | Oct 11, 2002 | Papers
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 relevance in a changing economy and a hostile political environment. Under daily assault...
