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Xenophobic tail wags dog
The shrill nature of the latest debate on asylum seekers showcased Australia as a mean-spirited and shallow-thinking country, writes Chris Rau. Both...
Abolition of slavery debate replayed as emissions trading scheme toppled in the house
On 13 August 2009, the Senate defeated the Government’s legislation to establish an emissions trading scheme. Prior to the parliamentary debate...
Rural and indigenous communities
I wonder if the architects of the Federal budget thought much about its power to signal information about who and what is really valued in Australia...
Winning power at what cost?
One of the wonders of our democracy is that it regularly allows for the transfer of power without bloodshed. This is an extraordinary achievement....
The ethics of informal voting
With a Federal election just around the corner it won’t be long before we are all rolling up to the polling places of the land to cast our vote...
Public power for the public good
The series of transactions in which public assets were sold to entities in which the NSW minister Joe Tripodi had a beneficial interest raises...
Keeping themselves honest
One of the real surprises of the recent Federal election was the election of enough Liberal and National Party Senators to give the Government...
Truth in government
Within hours of Australia's Federal Election campaign being called, the Prime Minister, Mr Howard and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Latham, had...
Keys to the kingdom open the coalition to temptation
The great nineteenth century British liberal, Lord Acton, famously observed that: all power tends to corrupt, and absolute power tends to corrupt...
Thoughts on compulsory voting
While it is compulsory for all Australian citizens over the age of eighteen to vote, I imagine the vast majority of people experience this formal...
'Fightback' - some tentative thoughts along the lines of a critique
Introduction Arguments about the merits of the 'Fightback' proposals can be deployed at a number of levels. The purpose of this symposium has been to...
Australia: a decent country?
The former Indonesian Ambassador to Australia, Mr Sabam Siagian, is a collector of maps. One of those that he used to display in his residence in...
Firearms control
When John Howard lent support to the campaign to establish a national regime for the control of firearms, he demonstrated the good that can be done...
Power in politics
The great nineteenth century British liberal, Lord Acton, famously observed that "all power tends to corrupt, and absolute power tends to...
On ethical management
Introduction It may be appropriate to begin by saying something about the nature and meaning of ethics. Quite a few people will automatically think...
Australia - a land with myths for all
There has been considerable debate about the possibility of amending the preamble to the Australian Constitution. Participants at the Constitutional...
An apology to indigenous people?
One of the most compelling debates of recent times has concerned whether or not an apology ought to be offered to the Aboriginal people of Australia...
The Word Economic Forum
Carried along in a whirl of change, we've found ourselves at one of history's crossroads ... but we must take care we don't get run over. This much...
On antique ideas and the future of Australia
Towards the end of the fifteenth century, translations of the works of the European geographer, Pomponius Mela, circa 40 AD, revealed his speculation...
Executive women
In an intensively competitive world, one would think that rational self-interest would lead Australian business to maximise its access to the skills...
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