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Can kevin rudd hope to keep his hands clean?
Recent debate about Australia’s official response to the phenomenon of asylum seekers fleeing to our shores without official permission has...
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...
When sport and politics collide
When the Archbishop of Bulawayo, Pius Ncube, asked Australia’s cricket team not to come to Zimbabwe, questions arose about how Australian...
New parliament heralds chance for reform
One of the best things about the election of a new parliament is that it provides an opportunity to revitalise the heart of our democratic...
Truth, hypocrisy and evolving opinions
The week ahead looks to be ripe with the promise of an escalation in a favourite game of politicians and the media – GOTCHA. If you’ve...
Greed, fear and winning elections
Politics is an art – in form, most like music. We are the instrument, played by politicians of variable skill. Some are crude exponents,...
On ministerial responsibility
While those in government rarely pass up an opportunity to claim responsibility for things that go right, it is also common in the political world...
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...
An interview with Watergate whistleblower John W Dean
Watergate whistleblower and former White House Counsel John W Dean knows what happens behind closed doors in a corrupt administration. Recently in...
The perils of debating 'truth' with 'power'
An interesting dilemma arose for us during the production of this edition of Living Ethics that we feel demonstrates both political spin and ethics...
Cynicism imperils politics
Revelations on Wednesday [September 1997] of the involvement of former federal ministers John Sharp and David Jull in the latest round of politicians...
Pandering to public opinion
Is it too unreasonable to hope that politicians look to our interests (and not just our wants) and offer a realistic program for good government. I...
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...
What price a political bargain?
There used to be a time when a life in politics was considered the most noble of all available to a citizen. This was because the politician was...
Principles and politics
Australia has been witness to a number of disturbing revelations flowing from investigations into some of the less savoury activities of the 1980s....
Politics, ethics and the role of the media
It is interesting to note that the practice of politics used to be regarded as the most noble of the professions. Its reputation arose because of an...
Retiring politicians
Where do politicians go when they finally retire from the hustings? In most cases, the preferred option is a clear break from the formal requirements...
'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...
Telling people the things they want to hear
A federal election is nigh. Whatever else happens, each of us is about to be smothered by an avalanche of propaganda designed to secure our vote....
Elections and bribery
If you've ever found yourself standing in a public place with a screaming, purple-tinged toddler wrapped around your ankles, then you will have known...
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