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Dealing with the new boogie man
Last week I had the opportunity to visit the farm of Gary Johnston. He grows lucerne for fodder, grazing and garden mulch products in the Jemalong...
Media-rule horse has bolted
Communications Minister Helen Coonan's attempts at policy reform have so far been conspicuous failures. Telstra's fibre to the node network was...
A single curriculum is not the answer
Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop was wrong to retreat from her accusation that state education departments were forcing Mao-like ideologies...
Vics switched on for a better electricity deal
Victoria probably leads the world in the percentage of the population that is inebriated on the first Tuesday of November each year. We also head...
What happens when you ban smoking
Smoking bans seem to have strong public support and are being rolled out all over the world. In Australia, graphic warnings have been introduced on...
Too many rules won't do
To small shareholders, the intricacies of corporate governance can be complicated. In the midst of the flood of forms and paperwork required of...
Bracks keeps balance as he juggles business and unions
One significant reason the Bracks Government is performing so well in the opinion polls is that it is substantially a business-friendly government....
Inconvenient Truths
Former US Vice-President, Al Gore, and his new movie 'An Inconvenient Truth' have triggered a remarkable amount of public interest and discussion...
Are STD rates being milked?
The Federal Government's universal service obligation is designed to ensure all Australians have access to standard telephone services and...
Full-fee places at university benefit all
The debate about whether to allow students to pay for their place at university was reignited this week. On Monday it was revealed that some...