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Lighter Shade of Green
IS the environment being ruined? The clear message from the media, many scientists and environmental activists is that the environment is on the...
Fees are Good for the Universities
Are fees good for universities and students? Around the world, governments are increasingly charging for university education. Australia is no...
The Regulatory Wave of the Future
Having pushed governments to their democratic limits, green groups are now increasingly focusing on leveraging the financial sector to achieve...
Tunnel Vision With Cars
Road construction is proving to be the Bracks Government's Achilles heel. The Labor Government appears to unable to avoiding empowering NIMBYs, the...
Power in ACCC's Hands
Allan Fels, in his last month at the ACCC, left a poisoned chalice to successor Graeme Samuel. Fels opposed a consortium's acquisition of the giant...
'Charities' That Are Really Political Lobbyists Must Be Exposed
This is not about the Government silencing critics. It's about accountability. The response of the non-profit sector to the Howard Government's...
Charitable Lobbies
The Treasurer has assured charities that the Charities Bill 2003 Exposure Draft, does not attempt to restrict criticism of public policy by...
Clothing Industry Has Been Stitched Up
Five years ago in Melbourne and Sydney there was a flourishing second hand trade in industrial sewing machines with each reconditioned device worth...
The Great Land Grab
If drought, fire and pestilence were not enough, the man on the land is now facing a larger threat---a run-away bureaucracy attempting to...
NGOs Must Become More Accountable
A recent study by the London-based One World Trust of the accountability of international organisations, multinational corporations and...