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Lucky Australia hasn't avoided mistakes

| Chris Berg
Perspective 29th November, 2006

Australia has been relatively lucky. The 'tyranny of distance' has isolated us from the disastrous wars of Old Europe. Our huge land can support...

Too many rules won't do

| John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 6th October, 2006

To small shareholders, the intricacies of corporate governance can be complicated. In the midst of the flood of forms and paperwork required of...

Some children have only one shot at history

| John Roskam
The Age 7th August, 2006

The funny thing about the debate over the teaching of history is that it's not actually much of a debate. Both sides fighting the so-called...

Why the birthrate's falling

| John Roskam
The Age 12th May, 2006

When politicians say they want to "help families", it is difficult to object. After all, families are the single most important institution in the...

Red tape makes things tough for volunteers

Nanny State | | Louise Staley
The Age 1st February, 2006

The announcement by the Premier of a taskforce to look at the Government's response to the bushfires may bring some additional support to those who...

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