Budgeting for a fairer future

Budgeting for a fairer future

The 2006-7 federal budget is this government’s most significant budget yet. It makes changes to the structure of taxation and government spending that embody substantial economic and social reforms. Not surprisingly, this has ruffled some feathers in the body...

Values & identity in foreign policy

The concept of values is one facet of national interest that often comes up in discussions on China. It is commonly accepted that we do not have shared values with China, because of its Communist system of governance and its human rights records. Yet according to the...