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Weekend Open Forum
It's a belated open forum this weekend... apologies for those who've been waiting!
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I Agree with Barack Obama
Yes, you read the headline correctly! I agree with Barack Obama, the President of the United States of America. Not
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Tax and Spend
The broad philosophical divide of politics often revolves around the government doing too much or not enough. However, in my
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More on Political Setbacks
After this week I shall need to take some of my own advice from a previous comment about political setbacks.
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Why Politics?
Following on from yesterday’s comment, many readers have contacted me asking about the events and motivations for my own
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Political Setbacks
Politics is a business like no other. The highs are higher and the lows lower than almost any other pursuit.
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A Poker Machine Stimulus?
This week, the Senate has continued debate about the ‘urgent’ $42 billion spending package proposed by the Rudd Government. We
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Hope amidst Tragedy
This week is marked by tragedy and will forever be recorded in the annals of Australian history. It gives all
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The Man in the Dream Coat
Parliament has resumed this week amid a deteriorating economic environment and the Government has announced a massive fiscal stimulus that
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Nanny State Needs Dose of Common Sense
This piece appeared in The Advertiser, 6 January 2009 Australia is facing a number of immediate and future challenges. Yet
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Cool Heads Needed on Global Warming
This column was published in the Adelaide Advertiser, 25 April 2007. It caused quite a stir and prompted my interest in writing.
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Christmas Message
There is a saying that “a week is a long time in politics”. You can only imagine how long a
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Emissions Trading
In politics, as in many areas of modern life, the detail can often be forgotten amongst the spin. Seldom do