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Protocol is just lots of hot air
According to the Kyoto protocol proponents, Australia and the US are the rogue nations. But in the eyes of the absolute majority of the world, they...
Reorientate aid to fight terrorism
It's time that countering terrorism became an official objective of Australia's aid policy. And it is time for all other objectives of foreign aid...
Emission Controls Just Hot Air
Yesterday's NSW wholesale electricity prices were over one hundred fold the average---a reminder of the sensitivity of the nation's supply and...
Charities Reform in Australia
Volume 11 Number 4 Available at http://agenda.anu.edu.au/
We Still Don't Have Super of the Future
One of the most significant reforms of the last few decades was the superannuation levy and the resultant creation of the current superannuation...
Beware of doomsday forecasts
Many people are thrilled by a good, action-packed disaster movie complete with erupting volcanoes, tidal waves, floods, pestilence and of course, a...
Time for a New Stand
I was in Ballarat last Friday for the 150th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade. As part of the official celebrations there was a high profile music...
NGOs Undermining Democracy
Over the last decade or more, official aid agencies have increasingly plied non- government organizations [NGOs] with money and influence in the...
Guilty until proved innocent
Most people think that if they did something that led to the injury or death of a person and they were charged by the police with the prospect of...
A Taste of Their Own Strategy
Australian Wool Innovation Chairman Ian McLachlan has launched legal action against People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is a radical...