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It's all just water off Howard's back
What do George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Jacques Chirac, Angela Merkel and Helen Clark have in common? They have been having such a difficult time...
Left in the shade of monument to reform
Bob Carr will go down in history as the longest-serving premier of NSW. But he will be remembered for little else. Ten years of dominant leadership...
Reform? Just go back to basics
The 300th anniversary of the death of the English philosopher John Locke last year passed in Australia without much comment. Few would have noticed...
The only man for the job
In February 1972, Richard Nixon became the first president of the United States to visit the People's Republic of China. Nixon had made his...
Wrong way, go back
THE Howard Government is going down a centralising route which is not only poor policy but poor politics. Over the past month the Government has...
Betrayal of Menzies
If constitutions had emotions, ours could be forgiven for feeling just a little frustrated. What exactly is it expected to do to get a decent...
Pipeline could end up down the gurgler
Whether West Australian Opposition Leader Colin Barnett knew that he had chosen the 100th anniversary of Ayn Rand's birth to announce a vision that...
Pressure on the government to cut taxes
During the next six months the Howard Government will unveil its next and most significant reform agenda. While the scope and depth of the agenda...
Even back bench pushing to cut taxes
In recent months, a new voice has been added to the call for the coalition to cut personal income tax rates. Government MPs are the latest group to...