ideas
John Howard claims that "Labor [is] returning to IR 'dark ages'", The Sydney Morning Herald, August 7, 2004 But the Opposition workplace relations spokesman, Craig Emerson, said Labor was proposing a federal system similar to that now operating in NSW and Queensland, two of the strongest
ideas
It is fascinating to note the abundant and well groomed hair of all of the Presidential candidates in the US. This is very different to Australia where neither of the current contenders for Prime Minister has very good hair at all. In fact, a recent survey by Wahl - the
social computing & social media
Points of Information is an amusing Canadian take on the quaint Australian custom of compulsory voting in elections (i.e. the government punishes you by way of a fine if you cannot be bothered to get of bed and cast a vote in municipal, state & federal elections). As Tim
civil society
Why. Let's face it, politics is confusing. Sometimes it's difficult to know who to believe, who to listen to and who to support. We're here to help. Posting on a regular basis are editors representing each major party. Stay informed. " Source: WatchBlog: 2004
civil society
Source: "Warning to problem gamblers: clock off", John Stapleton, The Australian, Sat 24 Jul 2004, p. 111 At the very least every measure like this that reduces the responsibility of an individual to make their own life choices & creates a dependent individual. Over time this increasing regulation
civil society
The Left Behind series by Tim La Haye & Jerry Jenkins is a phenomenon that has just recently been noticed by some in the mainstream press. It is a 12 book series commencing with Left Behind (ISBN: 0842329129) and culminating with Glorious Appearing: The End of Days (ISBN: 0842332375). But
civil society
It is not always apparent to the casual observer how significant the cultural differences between Australia and the United States really are. One particular difference that really strikes me is the respect for authority. Americans seem to have a high level of respect for authority & for the apparatus of
gender & sexism
I do not have children, nor do I plan to reproduce - so I suppose you could say I have no skin in this particular game. But I've been thinking about the debates around maternity leave and the low birthrate that have occurred recently in Australia. The key
civil society
Just when you think politics here is settling down to the usual pre-election party favour handout phase someone somewhere does something entertaining. This last week it has been the adoption of ex Midnight Oil front-man and sometime greenie, Peter Garrett, as an ALP candidate for a safe federal seat in
civil society
I keep wondering when John Howard will go to the next logical step? First we became the deputy sheriff for the US in Asia, then we went to war by their side in Afghanistan and Iraq, now we are making a free trade agreement with them. Surely the next logical