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No net gain in Beattie plan
In the fall-out of Telstra abandoning its plans for a national fibre-optic network, Premier Peter Beattie has announced his own plans for...
Windmills are not a solution to this drought
Is the current drought another sign of climate change? Is renewable energy a real solution? The rainfall record has a few clues, and it is also...
See the forest and the trees
With growing community concern about global warming, all sorts of new policies and projects have been proposed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions....
The wheat monopoly bred arrogance before kickbacks
The Cole inquiry into Australia's involvement in the UN's oil-for-food scandal will hand down its findings next month. The revelations that, among...
ACCC's big calls on Telstra cost too much
Reading between the lines, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission appears to be engaged in a subtle process of making significant...
Why Australia must stay in Iraq . . .
While the death toll rises in Iraq, critics of the war shout, "I told you so." The news that George Bush is reportedly considering an "exit...
The wheat monopoly bred arrogance before kickbacks
The Cole inquiry into Australia's involvement in the UN's oil-for-food scandal will hand down its findings next month. The revelations that, among...
Wind power no match for nuclear
The Greens and others have labelled the cost of nuclear electricity in Australia too expensive. To be consistent, they should advocate subsidising...
Food's minority seeking main course
The organic food industry has successfully hijacked the clean and green image of conventional Australian farming. Industry advocates make...
ALP needs climate change
Whether climate change is a fact, probably a fact, possibly a fact, or a fabrication depends on who you choose to believe. Most Australians line up...