Masimba Biriwasha is up a five o’clock to join one of Harare’s interminable queues
28 Nov 08 Comments (0)The Legend turns fifty
Still in print after five decades, Russel Ward’s The Australian Legend has survived its critics, writes David Andrew Roberts
27 Nov 08 Comments (0)Solar policy trapped in the state shadowlands
All sides of politics agree that a German-style national feed-in tariff to encourage rooftop solar power makes sense. But Christine Milne’s bill to create the tariff is going nowhere. Peter Mares explains why
Comments (8)Rear vision
The Howard Years interprets the Coalition government through the prism of the present, writes Peter Brent
Comments (6)Tuvalunacy, or the real thing?
The link between climate change and migration is more complex than it might seem, writes David Corlett in this extract from his new book
Comments (2)First termers
The contrast between the first terms of two governments – Howard’s and Rudd’s – looks like being vast, writes Norman Abjorensen
26 Nov 08 Comments (1)Race to the top
Britain’s reaction to Obama’s win says a lot about the fears and hopes of America’s ally, writes Frank Bongiorno in London
25 Nov 08 Comments (0)Philip Waki’s ticking bombshell
When Justice Waki handed over his report on the post-election violence in Kenya he took precautions to guarantee it wouldn’t be ignored, writes Xan Rice in Nairobi
Comments (2)Unusual and invasive
David Hicks’s video is a reminder that hastily drafted and unnecessary laws are still on the statute books, writes Andrew Lynch
21 Nov 08 Comments (1)Reassembling the childcare business
Australia has become a case study in how not to run childcare services, writes Deborah Brennan. How did this happen and what should we do about it?
19 Nov 08 Comments (5)Courage and prudence, advises Keynes
Keynesian economics never really went away, argues Geoffrey Barker, and his logic and judgement are as relevant as ever
18 Nov 08 Comments (2)In his own image
Liberal leaders are given licence to create a party in their own image, writes Norman Abjorensen, and Malcolm Turnbull doesn’t see himself as an exception
17 Nov 08 Comments (0)Brainstorm in Dubai
The World Economic Forum’s latest summit showed that Australia can both learn from and teach the rest of the world, writes Ian Lowe from Dubai
12 Nov 08 Comments (1)
Nowhere to go
A US Supreme Court decision to order the release of seventeen Chinese Muslims raises the possibility that David Hicks might one day be an innocent man, writes Nicola McGarrity. But where does it leave the seventeen men?
10 Nov 08 Comments (0)A great result for the pollsters
Apart from an unexpectedly strong performance by the Bill and Ben Party, the NZ election result more or less matched expectations, writes Norm Kelly
Comments (0)Charter of frights
Has fear of upsetting the public caused Victoria’s new human rights charter to lose its way? It’s a question with national implications, writes Jeremy Gans
Comments (1)A working model for a new president
California is leading the way on climate change, reports Fred Pearce, with an Australian company likely to make a major contribution
06 Nov 08 Comments (3)The Christmas Island challenge
The arrival of two boatloads of asylum seekers is the first test of Labor’s new detention policy, writes Michelle Dimasi on Christmas Island
05 Nov 08 Comments (0)Two ticks, not so easy
New Zealand’s voting system means that predicting a winner is never simple. Norm Kelly looks at the field
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