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September 9, 2010
If the US wants to protect freedom of worship while combating the threat of radical Islam, both sides must alter their discourse.
Religion & Spirituality - Sadanand Dhume
 
Fundamentalist religions succeed in establishing a beachhead in a NSW government high school.
Education - Glen Coulton
 
While the financial crisis has taken a toll for many Athenians, the reality is that Athens stands eternal and will rise again.
International - Fotis Kapetopoulos
 
In the US there's been a spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes after a news agency incited the masses over plans to build a mosque in New York.
Society - Nicholas Wilbur
 
When one scales away rhetoric and looks at Hayek’s actual ideas it reveals a profoundly conservative philosophy.
Political Philosophy - William Church
 
It’s not too late. At least, that’s the message in 'The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me to Faith' by Peter Hitchens.
Religion & Spirituality - Ben-Peter Terpstra - 2 comments
 
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

A Charter of Political Accountability would spare us the repellent sight of independents gorging at the taxpayers’ table while pretending to be on a diet.
Domestic Politics - Peter Vallee - 6 comments
 
'Top Gear' and the case of The Stig’s identity and gain based damages.
Law & Liberties - Katy Barnett
 
Why does the AFL have the right to test for use of recreational drugs and mete out punishment for those caught?
Sport - Stuart Munckton
 
Edward Bernays, the American nephew of Sigmund Freud, is said to have invented modern propaganda.
Political Philosophy - John Pilger - 10 comments
 
Is there any value in memorising a poem if it is always available on the Internet?
Media - Malcolm King - 5 comments
 
There is not one point of Christian dogma that is challenged by natural science. They are two different epistemologies.
Religion & Spirituality - Peter Sellick - 33 comments
 

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Rob Oakeshott, perhaps unlike the other musketeers, will make trouble for whichever side of politics he comes to support.
Political Philosophy - Helen Pringle - 13 comments
 
Even before it is known who will form the next government despair is being felt over Indigenous affairs.
Indigenous Affairs - Alan Austin - 24 comments
 
School chaplains are in the business of 'recruiting for Jesus', no matter what they may say publicly.
Political Philosophy - Meredith Doig - 42 comments
 
How the ratings agencies have managed to emerge from the credit crisis unscathed and unregulated is a mystery ... and a sham.
Economics - Addison Wiggin - 1 comment
 
The Reserve Bank should, but almost certainly will not, tighten monetary policy following its board meeting today.
Economics - Henry Thornton - 2 comments
 
When it becomes commercially viable, fusion will not only solve nearly all our energy problems but it will also combat CO2 emissions.
Science & Technology - Don Allan - 13 comments
 

Monday, September 6, 2010

Turnbull, aka the man who stood for something, is remarkable for being a politician with something reminiscent of conviction.
Domestic Politics - Lyn Dickens - 37 comments
 
It isn't hard to build consensus when you exclude everyone who might disagree from your 'price on carbon' committee.
Domestic Politics - Dan Denning - 29 comments
 
The Independents have been handed a poisoned chalice; no matter which way they go they run the risk of this being their last term in government.
Domestic Politics - John Töns - 9 comments
 
The status of Antarctica as 'the last untouched environment on Earth' may one day be a mere side note in the history books.
International - Scott Joblin - 6 comments
 
If we grab our opportunities with both hands, we will truly be the nation that makes its own luck.
Political Philosophy - Andrew Leigh - 7 comments
 
Israeli academe, once considered a bastion of free speech, has become a testing ground for the assault on liberal values.
International - Neve Gordon - 16 comments
 
The paternalistic lack of respect for the women who wear a burqa, masquerading as 'enlightened ideals', is an abomination.
Society - Elizabeth Lakey - 36 comments
 

Friday, September 3, 2010

Having consummated this marriage with the Greens what happens if Gillard fails in her bid to form a minority government?
Domestic Politics - Malcolm Colless - 20 comments
 
Be a courageous father and love your children deeply. You'll help them hit a home run in sport and in life.
Society - Warwick Marsh - 57 comments
 
Same s*x adoption. Are children just guinea pigs in this radical social experiment?
Society - Bill Muehlenberg - 129 comments
 
Telling young people who look up to athletes that sports and drugs don’t mix doesn't work - because it's a lie.
Sport - Michael Gard - 7 comments
 
Labor has not only discredited Kevin Rudd, but also the diplomatic credibility of the Australian government, particularly in Asia.
Domestic Politics - Arthur Thomas - 9 comments
 
Every aspect of war, from our involvement as a nation to the rights of conscientious objectors, should be debated in Parliament.
Domestic Politics - Kellie Tranter - 37 comments
 

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Voters’ alienation is symptomatic of sick political parties which exhibit a lack of principles and systemic corruption.
Domestic Politics - Geoff Davies - 22 comments
 
The prospect of a hung Parliament has revealed widespread ignorance about the fundamentals of our democracy.
Domestic Politics - Jo Page - 8 comments
 
Compared to a nation like Canada, Australia’s diplomatic footprint in Africa is pitifully small.
International - Christopher Croke - 2 comments
 
If we are serious about preventing child abuse, we need to be more open about female perpetrators.
Law & Liberties - Elizabeth Willmott Harrop - 15 comments
 
The Arab Gas Pipeline is quietly shaping up to be an important player in regional and even global energy security.
International - Mary Stonaker
 
Jockeying for the airwaves: the Australian Communications and Media Authority recently held a radio licence auction.
Media - Philip Smith
 

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Seasonal weather forecasting has a dismal track record.
Science & Technology - Mark S. Lawson - 15 comments
 
The simple logic of Adam Smith's 'invisible hand' has switched on the minds of generations of deep thinkers and economic policy makers.
Economics - Gilbert Holmes - 53 comments
 
The role of three rural independents in the outcome of the 2010 elections is generating substantial urban media attention.
Economics - Ben Rees - 7 comments
 
What’s crucial for the ALP now is that the process of reprisal and counter-reprisal not get out of hand.
Domestic Politics - Tristan Ewins - 13 comments
 
The last few months have been very depressing to those who believe in a humane policy towards asylum seekers.
Law & Liberties - Osmond Chiu - 24 comments
 
How to ensure you have a functioning and long term government ...
Domestic Politics - Ken McKay - 5 comments
 

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Let’s hope that the underwhelming election campaign is eclipsed by a government that prizes the opportunity to lead from the front.
Domestic Politics - Will Turner - 3 comments
 
If government wants to see appropriate climate change legislation passed by Parliament it should start again from scratch.
Domestic Politics - John Le Mesurier - 14 comments
 
Rather than getting the government we deserve, the August 21 federal election delivered an outcome the two old parties deserved.
Domestic Politics - Fred Fuentes - 5 comments
 
'Strange Days Indeed: The Golden Age of Paranoia' by Francis Wheen examines the 70s decade of paranoia and conspiracy theories.
Society - Simon Caterson - 13 comments
 
The family farmer now has few friends with any leverage anywhere in the farmer lobby and political sphere.
Law & Liberties - Evan Jones - 2 comments
 
Much of the commentary seems to have gone to the heads of the Independents. You'd think they'd each been elected President of Australia.
Domestic Politics - Alan Anderson - 15 comments
 

Monday, August 30, 2010

Australians like to think we left xenophobia behind with the days when we couldn't buy bok choy at the supermarket.
Society - Bill Collopy - 116 comments
 
Who will ever forget that Rudd, uber celebrity PM, could be deposed of as quickly and easily as deleting a Facebook friend?
Domestic Politics - Samantha Stevenson - 5 comments
 
Hindsight might always be 20/20 vision, but what we think we see isn't always right.
Domestic Politics - Graham Young - 13 comments
 
Labor’s poor showing owes much to the disappointing performance of the Rudd Labor government.
Domestic Politics - Chris Lewis - 2 comments
 
Chris Hitchens, in his recently published memoir 'Hitch-22', craves a noble cause.
Religion & Spirituality - Mark Christensen - 22 comments
 
The Australian Plant Genetic Resource Collections and global food security: where to next?
Science & Technology - Tony Gregson - 1 comment
 

Friday, August 27, 2010

The validity of the ALP coup that brought down Kevin Rudd is still very questionable.
Domestic Politics - Dilan Thampapillai - 18 comments
 
It has been argued that the National Broadband Network could be a key driver of decentralisation.
Nation Building - Alan Davies - 18 comments
 
Governments increasingly comprise intelligent ideologists without any real life experience.
Domestic Politics - Don Allan - 8 comments
 
Burqas should be banned only if the women who wear them do so out of a sense of compulsion.
Law & Liberties - Mirko Bagaric - 42 comments
 
The way Queensland is governed and managed - its governance infrastructure - is in urgent need of a major overhaul.
Domestic Politics - Scott Prasser - 8 comments
 
Dick Smith deserves credit for raising the population issue but his contribution is to push his own pre-conceived perspective.
Society - Andrew Whitby - 34 comments
 

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Media commentary in France reflects puzzlement at Australia's election and its outcome.
Domestic Politics - Alan Austin - 22 comments
 
On July 26 Wikileaks released thousands of secret US military files on the war in Afghanistan.
Law & Liberties - John Pilger - 4 comments
 
The global financial crisis could prove to have been a minor hiccup compared to what may be ahead.
Economics - John Turner - 33 comments
 
During the past five years the media have constantly talked of Iran being under the threat of an imminent war.
International - Kourosh Ziabari - 38 comments
 
Palestinian President Abbas is clearly conflicted - advocating for a 'two state solution' while heading two organisations that call for the elimination one of them.
International - David Singer - 9 comments
 
The demand of a loyalty oath in Israel has ominous similarities to the demands made by Mussolini's Italy.
International - Neve Gordon - 4 comments
 

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Senior complainers from both parties seem to think that millions of us conspired to achieve a hung parliament.
Domestic Politics - Jennifer Wilson - 17 comments
 
Social democracy has long since been abandoned in favour of mealy-mouthed suburban populism.
Domestic Politics - George Morgan - 6 comments
 
The Greens should take care not to think that 'smug' is a good look.
Domestic Politics - Niall Lucy - 8 comments
 
Opposition to free trade could hold the key to power for the Greens and Independents.
Domestic Politics - Gilbert Holmes - 7 comments
 
It is not difficult to work out which party the Independents will support.
Domestic Politics - Richard Stanton - 10 comments
 
The Greens did not push their cultural diversity agenda for the election.
Domestic Politics - Andrew Jakubowicz - 4 comments
 

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Government need not necessarily be formed by the party with the most seats or highest popular vote.
Domestic Politics - George Williams - 16 comments
 
This election is a logical consequence of a political shift which predated Kevin07.
Domestic Politics - Mark Bahnisch - 14 comments
 
Hiding the face in public is incompatible with accountable adult participation in society making the justification for a 'burqa ban' obvious.
Law & Liberties - James Mangisi - 80 comments
 
It's time we moved forward from our perilous indecision and started to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Environment - Geoff Davies - 47 comments
 
Oil and safe drinking water are on parallel courses to depletion - a scarcity that will lead to starvation, disease and warfare.
Society - Matthew Wild - 2 comments
 
A Chinese General has openly warned the Communist Party that China must embrace democracy or else collapse. What is going on?
International - Brian Hennessy - 11 comments
 

Monday, August 23, 2010

The Electoral Act clearly states it is the duty of every elector to vote, and the act of voting requires marking a vote on the ballot paper.
Law & Liberties - Helen Pringle - 64 comments
 
The cost to fight climate change is vast, meanwhile, man is ignoring the very real environmental destruction inflicted on our ecosystem.
Environment - James Fairbairn - 25 comments
 
Do we actually care how diamonds are mined, where they come from and if they reach us at the expense of human life?
International - Brad Gardner
 
On election day it was interesting to observe newspapers to assess the extent that key issues were still on the political radar.
Domestic Politics - Chris Lewis - 2 comments
 
Three women, not zero, or one, or two, but three now sit on the United States Supreme Court ...
August Feature - Zillah Eisenstein - 1 comment
 
Where does the role of the psychic lie in policing, if at all?
Law & Liberties - Binoy Kampmark - 34 comments
 

Friday, August 20, 2010

An informal vote may well describe some folks’ dress and demeanour on the day ...
Political Philosophy - Tim O'Dwyer - 22 comments
 
Julia Gillard’s ETS commitment is good news for bureaucracy and consultants.
Domestic Politics - Malcolm Colless - 1 comment
 
It seems counterintuitive that voters would spurn a more generous Liberal paid parental leave, but there are good reasons why.
Domestic Politics - Graham Young - 14 comments
 
The Greens presents itself as the leading advocate of environmental issues but its policy on population is an apologetic one.
Environment - Michael Lardelli - 44 comments
 
The latest exchange of fire between Cardinal Pell and Greens leader, Bob Brown, is a skirmish in a war without any foreseeable end.
Political Philosophy - Tim Wallace - 26 comments
 
Vote 1 Blank! That’s one way to 'stick it to the man': Mark Latham is to be commended for pointing it out.
Political Philosophy - Brett Walker - 16 comments
 
The Labor economic war strategists have fired off all their economic ammunition while ignoring the need to retain reserves for the unforseen.
Domestic Politics - Arthur Thomas - 7 comments
 
For too long housing policy has been limited to quick fix solutions that benefit developers and those already in the market.
Society - James Arvanitakis and Lee Rhiannon - 11 comments
 
Internet piracy is not seriously considered to be 'wrong': it is considered to be normal behaviour.
Science & Technology - Tom Moore - 11 comments
 
Back-room political manoeuvres and the he-said she-said nature of leadership contests leave Australians cold.
Domestic Politics - Peter Chen
 
Neither of the major parties has a policy that addresses cultural diversity as a dimension of policy planning.
Society - Andrew Jakubowicz - 57 comments
 
Making large corporations open their accounts to public inspection would limit tax fraud and help stop price fixing.
Economics - Fred Fuentes
 

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Politics devoid of idealism is reduced to a form of social accounting, management speak and the day to day administration of men and things.
Political Philosophy - Timothy Watson - 4 comments
 
Limiting population growth would deprive Australia of the spirit of innovation and wealth creation.
Society - Greg Barns - 27 comments
 
Tony Abbott: can you really trust someone willing to opportunistically disclaim his entrenched values and opinions?
Domestic Politics - Kellie Tranter - 62 comments
 
Without a bill of rights, Australians must resort to the High Court to protect constitutional rights.
Law & Liberties - Claire Bongiorno - 7 comments
 
On the issue of same sex marriage, why do Labor leaders stand to the right of the 'evil' Dick Cheney?
Law & Liberties - Kevin Boreham - 19 comments
 
The mainstream media in Australia supports the two-party system of voting and government whether we like it or not.
Domestic Politics - Richard Stanton - 6 comments
 
The ins and outs of electoral politics have blinded political parties to a sensible policy solution - a congestion tax for our cities.
Domestic Politics - Eleanor Proust - 3 comments
 
A diverse leadership team which includes women will produce better decision-making.
August Feature - Nareen Young
 
With the growing debate about global warming it is useful to delve into our recent past to look for alternative policies.
Economics - Ken McKay - 8 comments
 
With the Coalition talking about tax reform, what are the implications of the Henry Review proposals on a flat income tax?
Economics - Ben Spies-Butcher - 1 comment
 

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The major components of the Gillard educational policy cake are borrowed from Cactus Liberalism and Cactus Failed-Kleiniana.
Education - Mike Williss - 1 comment
 
Many members of the public have a mistaken impression of how the Senate balance of power usually operates.
Domestic Politics - Andrew Bartlett - 18 comments
 
It is time to wrest back some of the power that corporations have acquired at our expense.
Society - Josh Fear - 6 comments
 
The Greens are a party fundamentally at odds with basic Christian values and concerns.
Domestic Politics - Bill Muehlenberg - 71 comments
 
We want a well thought out education policy, not cheap, trite headlines and five-second grabs.
Education - Jenny Allum - 4 comments
 
What kinds of issues might play on voters' minds as they make their decision about how to vote in this election?
Domestic Politics - Tristan Ewins - 18 comments
 
None of the political parties seem to want to come grips with the issues that face education in Australia.
Education - John Töns
 
The rhetoric on education is great - but what about the reality?
Education - Peter West
 
The suffering of the children of Iraq will remain a spectre haunting Britain while Tony Blair remains free to profit.
International - John Pilger - 18 comments
 

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Education markets are not the same as commodity markets. A 'good' school cannot indefinitely increase 'production'.
Education - Catherine Doherty - 8 comments
 
There has been a lot of hype about the national broadband network but do we really need its speed and capacity now?
Science & Technology - Jeff Hosking - 40 comments
 
Gillard’s Baccalaureate will probably join Howard’s Certificate on the rocks of Queensland’s educational incompetence.
Education - John Ridd - 1 comment
 
Weighing up the merits of competing education policies is difficult because there aren’t many.
Education - Chris Bonnor - 2 comments
 
The ALP is placing the National Broadband Network centre stage in this election, whereas the Coalition sees it as a sideshow.
Domestic Politics - Colin Jacobs - 5 comments
 
The 2010 election is turning out to be gender, gender everywhere, and not a drop of policy.
August Feature - Ruby Murray - 6 comments
 
The Liberal's policy on climate change is not likely to achieve the necessary reductions in carbon emissions.
Domestic Politics - John Le Mesurier - 7 comments
 
The Bushfires Commission exposes the folly of the Greens’ forest lock-up plan.
Environment - Mark Poynter - 9 comments
 
Recent adjustments to Hong Kong's system of government don't change much.
International - Graham Cooke
 

Monday, August 16, 2010

Renewable energy advocates, and the Greens, would have us give up all domestic plane travel, make half our journeys by electric train and forget the two car family ...
Environment - Martin Nicholson - 29 comments
 
On some policy issues the Greens have a more Christian message than the major parties.
Domestic Politics - Frank Brennan - 100 comments
 
How to praise our glorious leader, Julia Gillard
Domestic Politics - Ben-Peter Terpstra - 6 comments
 
Unlike the recipients of real welfare, who are rigorously policed, there is little accountability for the millions handed to private schools.
Education - Jane Caro - 44 comments
 
Are any productivity improvements, rather than redistribution, paying for the election promises?
Economics - Geoff Carmody
 
Did Julia Gillard really buy NAPLAN from a US lawyer?
Education - Phil Cullen - 8 comments
 
And the media played on. As always, we will get the government we deserve.
Domestic Politics - Brian Holden - 2 comments
 
With this fortuitous Wiki 'leak' the US withdrawal from Afghanistan can be justified with minimal damage to Obama.
International - Peter Coates - 2 comments
 
Whitebread assumptions of normalcy dominate this election campaign.
Domestic Politics - Elenie Poulos
 

Friday, August 13, 2010

Julia Gillard’s gender should be her greatest strength, not a political weakness.
August Feature - Kellie Tranter - 39 comments
 
It is likely that the Greens will hold the balance of power in the Senate after the election, so what can we expect from them?
Domestic Politics - Gary Johns - 14 comments
 
Psychology says you vote for the one you like, not the one who's right.
Domestic Politics - Chris Golis - 12 comments
 
For the first time in human history, natural marriage has to justify itself in democratic countries before the court of public opinion.
Society - Allan Carlson - 65 comments
 
How far can a doctor go ethically in assisting suicide?
Law & Liberties - Philip Nitschke - 15 comments
 
Government backflips and an opposition-free Opposition have been the hallmarks of Australia's nuclear policies.
Domestic Politics - Bill Williams and Jim Green - 5 comments
 
If government was more accountable it would fix climate change, stand-up to billionaires and ditch the US relationship.
Domestic Politics - Adam Henry - 17 comments
 
Major sporting events leave a legacy of expensive and colossal facilities that are then left to become ghost sites.
Sport - Hans Westerbeek - 2 comments
 

Thursday, August 12, 2010

The major political parties are more concerned about getting elected than about planning beyond the next term of government.
Nation Building - Eric Claus - 22 comments
 
The challenge posed by the climate crisis is enormous and will require every bit of resourcefulness and ingenuity we can muster.
Environment - Bob Brown - 52 comments
 
Environmental boasts turn words into dollars.
Environment - Antony Loewenstein and Lee Rhiannon - 4 comments
 
Australian public policy has become increasingly characterised by governments exaggerating problems contrary to evidence.
Society - Scott Prasser - 3 comments
 
Two recent reports have highlighted how vulnerable Australian cities are to the challenges of sustainability.
Environment - Peter McMahon and John Barker - 15 comments
 
People who take their faith seriously are genuinely uncertain about how to vote.
Domestic Politics - Justin Denholm - 48 comments
 

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Overseas students underwrite our tertiary education sector, but we are not paying our premium
Education - Dilan Thampapillai - 22 comments
 
Belief, unbelief, disinterest and active hostility all have a place in a country's relationship to god(s)
Religion & Spirituality - David Fisher - 28 comments
 
The 'Christian vote' ought to be about 'wise' government in the bibilical sense
Domestic Politics - Mark Stephens - 23 comments
 
For Gillard infertile heterosexuals have better rights than gays.
Law & Liberties - Jennifer Wilson - 39 comments
 
If you're going to set standards, then make sure you meet standards.
Education - Elizabeth Grant and Fiona Mueller - 2 comments
 
Replace the GST with a carbon tax.
Economics - Gavin Putland - 10 comments
 

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Queensland politicians play favourites with planning decisions.
Society - Ross Elliott - 11 comments
 
We can't afford Abbott's austerity.
Domestic Politics - Tristan Ewins - 13 comments
 
The ABC is supposed to be unbiased, but her Internet trail shows she has a lean
Media - Graham Young - 34 comments
 
There's a sleepover, one of them doesn't leave and it just happens - is a sleepover the best we can do?
Society - Amy Vierboom - 29 comments
 
Sound public policy, as well as a doctors' skills, will be needed to prevent more environmentally caused health issues in coming decades.
Health - Sandra Bayley - 11 comments
 
The International Court of Justice has set Kosovo free. What will this mean for other separatist movements?
International - Bashdar Ismaeel - 16 comments
 

Monday, August 9, 2010

Introducing a quota for female representation within the Liberal Party would be a step back, not forward.
August Feature - Lydia Bevege - 2 comments
 
Why did GetUp! wait until now to challenge the Howard legislation which closes electoral rolls one day after an election is called?
Law & Liberties - David Flint - 25 comments
 
No longer are Black Friday and Ash Wednesday the norms by which fires are judged; the new measure is Black Saturday.
Environment - Paul Collins - 13 comments
 
There is much discussion in the UK about Australia's use of preferential voting ahead of a referendum there next year.
Domestic Politics - Tim Roll-Pickering - 2 comments
 
GetUp! and mental health: not only is there a high degree of spin in the rhetoric on mental health but also there is misrepresentation of evidence.
Health - Melissa Raven and Jon Jureidini - 30 comments
 
It seems that the most brutal battles in politics are fought between members of the same party.
Domestic Politics - David Donovan - 21 comments
 

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