Monday December 21, 2009 Australia's Role at the Copenhagen Conference

Spin Doctors and PR experts boosted this as an opportunity to demonstrate Australia punching above its weight by taking a leadership role and saving the world. The fact that this line was accepted by the media demonstrates either...

Friday December 18, 2009 The Productivity Commission

We can start by saying that it has little to do with productivity. It is officially described as “the Australian Government’s independent research and advisory body on a range of economic, social and environmental issues”. Its...

Wednesday December 09, 2009 Climate Change - Emission Trading Scheme – Objectives, Problems and Alternatives

We are told that we have a man-made problem of global warming to be tackled and that Australia (responsible for less than 1½ % of global emissions) should take a leadership role. I make no claims to be a climatic scientist, but I...

Thursday September 17, 2009 There Can Be Poetry In Power

Article by Tim Soutphommasane, September 11, 2009 – (The Australian)

THERE have been few romantics in Australian politics. Our democratic political culture has always been unflinchingly cynical and impeccably pragmatic. Not for...

Friday September 04, 2009 Deceptive Labelling is Costing Australian Jobs

Australia’s labelling laws are deceptive and do not tell consumers just what they are buying and where products are sourced. This ultimately costs Australians jobs. The Federal Government is currently undertaking a review of food...