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» 13/12/2012 2:58:12 PM Did the UN General Assembly get their vote wrong? Perhaps the overwhelming UN vote in favo.....
» 22/06/2012 3:26:53 PM Well may we say praise the lord, salam and shalom, because sucessive census records chart .....
» 12/06/2012 2:52:36 PM 'Senior Victorian' has type-cast local government's role in public service as an appendage.....
» 5/12/2011 11:05:20 AM Klaas Your ideas for better governance in Australia are a breath of fresh air. Yes there i.....
» 12/08/2011 2:37:00 PM US and Australia both suffer from broken Federal systems that have way too many politician.....
» 8/08/2011 3:20:12 PM Most politicians seem capable of only learning lessons the hard way. A likely double dip r.....
» 3/08/2011 3:45:21 PM Murdock has run regime change at Fox news from day one of the Obama presidency included a .....
» 28/07/2011 10:45:31 AM The Greens face a classic dilemma: Either make sensible compromises or do no deals on prin.....
» 29/06/2011 2:38:27 PM Excellent article Jo. Gay refugee rights would be leap forward to where we sit in a legal .....
» 24/06/2011 4:39:19 PM It's 2050 in the old Christian calendar, year 3 in the new world order when every person o.....
» 15/06/2011 1:54:58 PM Many people get it, sustainable living with just one child or happy to be childless. These.....
» 6/06/2011 11:26:25 AM Our contribution in Afganistan should be entirely projects that win hearts and minds. Leav.....
» 31/05/2011 10:20:53 AM Obama has spectacularly failed to champion the interests of universal human rights includi.....
» 29/04/2011 9:27:36 AM As the posts above indicate, the so-called rationalist argument has so many factual and lo.....
» 19/04/2011 10:04:39 AM The lowest common denominator in federal parliament was reached a long time ago. Gillard a.....
» 21/03/2011 11:47:29 AM Herbert makes a valid point about the high risk of electoral fraud under the current archa.....
» 18/03/2011 4:31:49 PM The current system kills off community engagement and political participation. Under the c.....
» 15/03/2011 2:30:08 PM Even though my own support was with the Athiest float, I loved the Muslim Gay & Lesbian Ma.....
» 14/03/2011 1:57:25 PM Julia sought and received several rounds of applause from the Congress audience of mostly .....
» 25/02/2011 1:00:03 PM Despite heartfelt televised pleas for help from a population under brutal attack from merc.....
» 28/01/2011 9:35:30 AM Garry, thanks for your expose of the real politics of TA. I would expect similar reports t.....
» 27/01/2011 10:50:32 AM Nicholas,thats for your wonderful insight into how to improve R&D to gain long term benefi.....
» 27/01/2011 10:18:42 AM Sadly we just see the same old, failed foreign policies from the current US Administration.....
» 20/01/2011 11:00:30 AM Brown is just expressing the hope of imposing the ethics of corporate social responsibilit.....
» 18/01/2011 10:07:56 AM Brad, your article should, at the outset, have mentioned your own pecuniary interest in PP.....
» 13/01/2011 1:00:23 PM Our national electricity grid needs national leadership and control. The states, driven by.....
» 22/12/2010 2:31:21 PM Are the similarities between Republican 'Let it be NO' blocking tactics and Abbott's wreck.....
» 22/12/2010 2:16:28 PM Obama needs to take a long hard look at US dimplomatic efforts in developing countries. 'B.....
» 17/12/2010 8:17:35 AM Columbia is a developing country and it's wonderful to see their scientists tackling food .....
» 14/12/2010 11:15:03 AM Some tips: 1) Join a whistle-blower support group and discuss strategy based on advice fro.....
» 8/12/2010 11:23:42 AM Great article Brian. It seems from Gillard's remarks for the benefit of the US, and McClel.....
» 29/11/2010 4:29:58 PM Thanks Peter, I would love to see more sermons about the God presence being the embodiment.....
» 23/11/2010 12:49:25 PM John Stone, how did you vote in the 1967 Aboriginal recognition Referendum? By the tone of.....
» 13/10/2010 9:59:51 AM Abbott's biggest blunder is his apparent support for military force to achieve an outright.....
» 6/10/2010 1:24:20 PM If the Federal Treasury used quadruple bottom line reporting and enaged analysts that had .....
» 6/10/2010 11:50:17 AM When will the Winsdors stop reigning over us? My guess is when King Charles puts his foot .....
» 20/09/2010 11:30:57 AM The recent global boom and bust cycle has shaken policy makers to tweek some international.....
» 15/09/2010 3:10:05 PM Michael, you are spot on about leading by example. In my view all government car fleet man.....
» 15/09/2010 2:46:10 PM Another good article Klaas and a breath of fresh air in the debate on overdue electoral re.....
» 2/09/2010 3:55:59 PM A most impressive article Geoff. Sadly we seem to lack main stream journos who are capable.....
» 23/08/2010 2:05:56 PM A negotiated peace is impossible because Pell does not have the authority to make a deal w.....
» 27/07/2010 4:44:35 PM Well may we ask, are we just voting for our lifestyle for 3 years? Or will some voters at .....
» 15/04/2010 3:32:14 PM Fantastic article Klaas. Australia has one of the worst democratic systems of government i.....
» 13/04/2010 12:01:45 PM When will the Australian Coal companies start providing some corporate social responsibili.....
» 7/04/2010 3:30:33 PM In 2011 we will have our very first population policy for Australia. No doubt it will use .....
» 6/04/2010 5:22:18 PM I share your excitement Eclipse Now as the grass roots movement for a new world order take.....
» 1/04/2010 1:13:16 PM Rudd has 'made no apologies' for supporting a big Australia that just keeps growing. That .....
» 31/03/2010 1:34:54 PM Alan thanks for your research into the alarming activities and beliefs of the Chritian rig.....
» 9/03/2010 3:45:07 PM Our PM says he makes no apologies for a big Australia. He takes the position that bigger i.....
» 4/03/2010 4:09:59 PM China is a major player in world affairs in everything it does. The great challenge for su.....
» 24/02/2010 4:18:18 PM Does 'quantitative easing' (QE) equate to a Ponzi Scheme? I guess it doesn't qualify if th.....
» 22/02/2010 10:31:48 AM Conroy's efforts at filtering the internet was bad enough but his massive licence fee redu.....
» 17/02/2010 12:02:05 PM Excellent article. However, shouldn't we be providing the world with a more rigorous and i.....
» 1/02/2010 4:37:21 PM If Australia is to have any domestic and international environmental integrity, it's time .....
» 28/01/2010 4:30:01 PM Great news to see movement at last in the US market. But when can we expect Australian lea.....
» 27/01/2010 4:09:24 PM Chinese leaders public policy can be understood in terms of their fear of the risks of ano.....
» 25/01/2010 2:20:27 PM American voters are angry and they will gladly extract vengeance on incumbent politicians .....
» 20/01/2010 9:03:08 AM An excellent article Klaas. Linking maximum pay to minimum pay packages is fair and reason.....
» 19/01/2010 3:44:40 PM Tristan, the 2010 Federal election will see Abbott trying to entice Green preferences. Ton.....
» 11/01/2010 2:43:28 PM Australians leaving Australia, Americans leaving America and now Chinese leaving China. I .....
» 8/01/2010 12:41:18 PM An excellent analysis of the challenge facing us Peter. Obama has had trenchant oppositi.....
» 7/01/2010 3:33:40 PM If racism has been revealed to be the motive in the recent murder of an Indian student, or.....
» 4/01/2010 3:23:14 PM An excellent article Nicholas. Congratulations also on your Government 2.0 Taskforce Repor.....
» 23/12/2009 3:20:20 PM Copenhagen and the UN's dismal performance will hopefully be the last serious attempt to u.....
» 18/12/2009 2:03:37 PM Good article Keith. What is your view on Copenhagen's failure to deliver so far? Can world.....
» 7/12/2009 1:26:36 PM Coping with a Co2 rich atmosphere will be the greatest challenge facing the future of homo.....
» 24/11/2009 3:55:19 PM It's wonderful to see such fresh thinking Andrew. Your suggested reforms however, need to .....
» 20/11/2009 8:05:43 AM The Earth has had mass extinctions in the past due to natural disasters such as massive me.....
» 19/10/2009 1:03:32 PM A wide range of policies to dramatically reign in carbon pollution are well known to our p.....
» 12/10/2009 2:17:11 PM Peter, the next great moral revolution is to end global poverty. Our international financi.....
» 28/09/2009 8:36:44 AM Rudd, Wong and Turnbull are vehemently opposed to adopting stringent environmental policie.....
» 24/09/2009 3:52:15 PM Rudd and Turnbull have no credability when it comes to serious energy reform. Their part.....
» 18/09/2009 2:02:59 PM The Westminster system is rotten to the core - just listen to parliamentary question time......
» 18/09/2009 12:02:15 PM We need to provide every resident with choices about how much information they are comfort.....
» 18/09/2009 9:28:18 AM A major problem facing African governments is their credibility in delivering promised cli.....
» 8/09/2009 1:33:41 PM Lighten up folks. This was obviously a spoof designed to make us think about alternatives .....
» 3/09/2009 3:12:31 PM Ziggy, where is the evidence of well focussed, strategic science driven public policy from.....
» 1/09/2009 4:40:53 PM Fiona, this is a brilliant article, with deep insight. The Federal Government ought to tak.....
» 20/08/2009 6:00:30 PM It is well and truely time that all our political leaders took as serious look at the bene.....
» 18/08/2009 2:54:26 PM An excellent article. Opinion polls are showing that the majority of Australians want chan.....
» 17/08/2009 12:16:41 PM Our old broken federal system of government coupled with the dismal state of major politic.....
» 13/08/2009 12:21:27 PM Mmmm it always seems worse when officialdom irks us in a foreign land. But how many incide.....
» 6/08/2009 10:21:26 AM A true neo-lib believer apparently sees no problem in the GFC. The GFC is merely a cyclica.....
» 4/08/2009 1:41:41 PM Politics has rapidly evolved into a presidential style of government leadership, but our s.....
» 27/07/2009 12:03:32 PM The Chinese President faces a credability test of monumental proportions at home and abroa.....
» 23/07/2009 5:06:35 PM Greg, scientists and farmers in developing countries are very much interested in a kind of.....
» 20/07/2009 2:31:54 PM Australia can attract inspirational leaders to stand for the highest office in the land. H.....
» 15/07/2009 2:19:41 PM Depressed people usually have lives filled with nothingness, sleeping in, eating and addin.....
» 12/06/2009 12:37:37 PM Australia does have a black history but in 2009 the situation has improved remarkably. The.....
» 12/06/2009 10:57:12 AM I am not much of a Chaser fan since pranks generally strike me as juvenile, but I endorse .....
» 18/05/2009 2:36:36 PM The sooner that a global currency evolves the better. Global trade needs a global currency.....
» 13/05/2009 12:37:00 PM John D - Our regulators should be fast tracking approval of both all electrics and hybrids.....
» 11/05/2009 11:40:55 AM Only the Greens have shown a steadfast political will for introducing the necessary strate.....
» 3/04/2009 3:49:36 PM The silver lining of the world fincancial crisis has helped to focus world attention on th.....
» 19/03/2009 1:50:06 PM Imagine a world where everyone who could work, and wanted to, is given work or the capacit.....
» 19/03/2009 1:11:29 PM The government's ETS scheme looks like going the same way as the Alcapops law. Why? Failur.....
» 16/02/2009 12:27:34 PM A good article that hopefully will evoke some positive responses from the more progressive.....
» 22/01/2009 1:07:14 PM Obama declared from the Capitol steps: “Our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow int.....
» 22/01/2009 11:25:06 AM Barack has given an inspirational address to the American public and the world community. .....
» 21/01/2009 2:07:01 PM Geoff, Rudd's ETS has got the balance completely wrong under the production method of cap .....
» 16/01/2009 8:29:06 AM An outstanding contribution Phillip. I agree that moving as fast as we can to sustainable .....
» 12/01/2009 3:26:46 PM There must be a way to have a modern, simple, affordable, reliable fast track system of ju.....
» 8/01/2009 3:33:37 PM Rosie The right to science is an essential human right to share in the bountiful reservoir.....
» 6/01/2009 2:01:07 PM Marco, of the G193 (the present number of nations in the world), how many are genuinely de.....
» 6/01/2009 8:20:51 AM Does Australia have leaders capable of delivering a sustainable, low-carbon future that co.....
» 5/01/2009 11:13:32 AM An excellent article David. I believe nature has a track record of making dramatic changes.....
» 17/12/2008 8:57:45 AM An excellent article. The merits of a consumption based tax based on pollution reduction a.....
» 2/10/2008 2:40:25 PM Rudd loves to talk about making the tough decisions, but in reality his economic conservat.....
» 19/09/2008 12:03:46 PM When will governments wake up to the lessons of history and realise that there is a fundam.....
» 30/06/2008 12:38:49 PM It is surprising and most disappointing to see Soo's distrust, from his ivory tower, in th.....
» 26/06/2008 2:37:07 PM I agree with Countryboy for the CSIRO's funding to be set by an independent body. The CSIR.....
» 20/06/2008 2:51:09 PM Arjay has put the best case. Why fiddle around 'harmonising' at COAG debates when the job .....
» 20/05/2008 12:15:41 PM Prime Minister, the decision this week by the California Supreme Court is a wake up call t.....
» 19/05/2008 4:22:51 PM Saul, I share your hope that the Rudd Government will be willing to spend political capita.....
» 19/05/2008 10:37:13 AM I work in the local government sphere and my vision for 2030, shared by many colleagues, i.....
» 14/05/2008 5:11:04 PM If the NSW government was fair dinkum, it would mandate all its vehicles from 2010 should .....
» 18/04/2008 12:32:52 PM Anne, your suggestions involve strengthening State Governments with more layers of red tap.....
» 11/04/2008 4:29:18 PM George, 22 million Australians need only one law-maker. Local government is ready to play .....
» 7/04/2008 5:35:40 PM Rudd certainly needs to build up a track record of practical measures before he has any ch.....
» 7/04/2008 4:22:04 PM Letters to Rudd should be encouraged from all Australians and foreigners who have importan.....
» 18/03/2008 2:37:18 PM I agree with the author's comment that 'the Rudd Government should stop pandering to them .....
» 11/03/2008 1:57:31 PM All good ambit issues. But if Australian tax payers are to gain more value for their tax d.....
» 10/03/2008 1:06:19 PM Father Jim, the state of Israel recently approved a law that gave gay and lesbian couples .....
» 3/03/2008 1:58:26 PM If Rudd demonstrates some outstanding leadership in territory that Howard was afraid to tr.....
» 3/03/2008 1:47:54 PM The 2020 Summit has already succeeded in encouraging Australians to do what one of the wor.....
» 31/01/2008 1:41:52 PM The referral or 'yielding of powers' from the States to the Commonwealth Government makes .....
» 23/01/2008 1:05:32 PM Legal recognition of gay marriage is all about acknowlegement that tens of thousands of ga.....
» 17/01/2008 4:34:34 PM There are governments in the world that can and have acted on Climate Change with true lea.....
» 17/01/2008 8:52:40 AM It is noteworthy that Rudd spoke to honour Deitrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian who .....
» 14/01/2008 2:27:12 PM Fear can cause market collapse, panic buying, mass lay-offs. There's no doubt that the gre.....
» 11/01/2008 8:24:11 AM Has “tribalism” caused the regression? Certainly most African political parties have a str.....
» 10/01/2008 12:32:17 PM How may non-Zimbabweans help throw off this horrid dictator? Suggestions: * Lobby our P.....
» 2/01/2008 11:32:23 AM Government regulation can bring about the rapid deployment of clean energy in every countr.....
» 18/12/2007 4:21:39 PM Australian political leaders have yet to spell out their vision for a truly sustainable Au.....
» 11/12/2007 9:57:23 AM I spoke to a first time voter, a Sudanese/Australian friend. When Ajak arrived in Australi.....
» 19/10/2007 4:46:03 PM China has the power of a strong central government to require all vehicle production to be.....
» 16/10/2007 12:34:19 PM The proposal for a global Human Union does have merit. Our perception of our common humani.....
» 16/10/2007 11:55:40 AM An excellent article Andrew. You should be our next Health Minister. Sadly that cannot hap.....
» 15/10/2007 3:03:17 PM A thought provoking article. Before anyone passes judgement about the racial dimension of .....
» 9/10/2007 12:08:29 PM The corporations power can and should be used by our elected Australian Government to esta.....
» 4/10/2007 5:49:01 PM Diplomats need to intensify their efforts at persuading China to use her strong economic a.....
» 24/09/2007 2:14:20 PM Mbeki has shown the world that he is indeed a weak and vacillating man prone more to bully.....
» 20/09/2007 12:53:40 PM Charles Mollison has identified the problem and an excellent solution. When local govern.....
» 19/09/2007 2:13:40 PM Merc - I wish many more Australian politicians talk ike you do. I'd like to hear them an.....
» 5/09/2007 2:44:46 PM A complete overhaul is imminent in the way Australia is governed at local and national lev.....
» 24/08/2007 5:46:02 PM My view is that local communities have a far better idea of local needs and priorities tha.....
» 17/08/2007 12:02:23 PM It may appear to the authors that Kevin Rudd is 'Mini-Me John Howard'. Upset that Rudd's n.....
» 16/08/2007 10:46:52 AM Australia's Climate Policy needs teeth and urgency. Neither of the major parties have achi.....
» 14/08/2007 5:36:06 PM There are many ways we can avoid the disasterous situation in the US. But will Rudd have t.....
» 13/08/2007 1:16:54 PM I agree with the main point that Australia needs to overhaul our out-dated constitution. B.....
» 13/08/2007 12:47:28 PM Direct federal funding to Local Government will be the way that future regional infastruct.....
» 10/08/2007 5:38:37 PM I agree with Xoddam that to 'Starve such messy fires of fuel with prophylaxis, hygiene and.....
» 8/08/2007 5:35:09 PM My partner and I have been waiting years for the opportunity for gay men to marry. A numbe.....
» 2/08/2007 3:14:35 PM The states are past masters at beating up local government. Restucturing our broken 3-tier.....
» 31/07/2007 5:19:32 PM Andrew, you have focussed attention on a policy area where Australian government activism .....
» 31/07/2007 3:10:48 PM Rudd has the opportunity to stand out in style and substance from the divisive, dictatoria.....
» 30/07/2007 3:56:28 PM I agree with the view that scientists should be in charge of the Murray Darling Basin. The.....
» 18/07/2007 3:31:15 PM On the basis of Oxfam's excellent record in impoverished communities around the world, I'd.....
» 18/07/2007 1:56:29 PM Bush is a lame duck president intent on spending his final year at the White House realisi.....
» 18/07/2007 11:11:07 AM Socialists have many allies in the fight for the abolition of the states. The National Ass.....
» 17/07/2007 10:01:48 AM The author has exposed some inconvenient truths about American foreign policy under the Bu.....
» 16/07/2007 4:03:20 PM Wahhabism has been a disaster for peaceful co-existance wherever in the world it has seede.....
» 16/07/2007 1:21:10 PM An excellent article demonstrating that "Sunni theocratic totalitarianism" in Sa.....
» 12/07/2007 4:18:40 PM The emerging scientific history of planet Earth has shown that some amazingly strong force.....
» 9/07/2007 3:41:50 PM 'Howard’s a good card player, but even the best can’t take every trick.' The problem tha.....
» 5/07/2007 4:22:45 PM Christine, all migrants are subject to heath and charcter checks before they are granted v.....
» 5/07/2007 2:37:26 PM It's a great idea to establish an independent National Science Council. Let's hope this ki.....
» 2/07/2007 2:04:57 PM I think Cardinal Pell is impressing the pope and proving that he's a muscular Catholic, li.....
» 29/06/2007 2:00:14 PM Howard needs to examine funding approaches that have worked well elsewhere in Austrlia and.....
» 29/06/2007 1:53:39 PM Yes, Andrew we all want an end to child abuse. But how to go about it? The means is as imp.....
» 28/06/2007 1:04:43 PM The history of white black relations in Australia moves in cycles. Before white man, commu.....
» 26/06/2007 1:43:54 PM Dr Scutt provides a fresh breath of air. I particularly agree with Dr Scutt's comment: 'Wo.....
» 21/06/2007 4:13:16 PM May you live in interesting times ... the old Chinese Curse seems to have found its mark o.....
» 20/06/2007 12:27:13 PM Good article. Many Cities in the UK and Ireland are already adopting the 'Transition Towns.....
» 19/06/2007 5:13:26 PM Greed and corruption have become a deeply embedded cancer in our system of government unde.....
» 8/06/2007 5:19:47 PM Pell loves to play political hard ball as does his Anglican counterpart in Sydney, Jensen......
» 9/05/2007 5:11:11 PM Rising interests rates has had a harsh impact on aspirational home owners in Sydney's West.....
» 8/05/2007 2:01:49 PM Well may you ask: "How to make the entire country into an “open innovation network”?'.....
» 8/05/2007 12:05:33 PM Excellent article Clive. I agree with the comment: "It is now clear that most Austral.....
» 7/05/2007 5:35:33 PM Well written Julia. There's been a great deal of deception and lack of transparency by How.....
» 1/05/2007 9:36:13 AM An excellent article, John and Klaas. It's amazing to see that the writing has been on the.....
» 30/04/2007 5:42:01 PM COAG has had limited success in harmonising the plethora of conflicting state laws and the.....
» 20/04/2007 1:38:51 PM Mbeke has been a disappointment in his denial of hiv being the virus responsible for the A.....
» 19/04/2007 4:23:19 PM I don't think Australian businesses should fear globalisation. I'd like to see more outwar.....
» 13/04/2007 1:24:25 PM The underlying plates of global power are building pressure, but not moving. The Anglo-sax.....
» 10/04/2007 2:43:28 PM I agree with the last post: 'Under present political and economic direction, Everyone will.....
» 4/04/2007 5:31:04 PM I find that the greatest irritant in the conduct of elections is the fact that we are not .....
» 27/03/2007 5:14:00 PM An excellent article George. Twenty million Australians want value for their tax dollar an.....
» 22/02/2007 12:16:34 PM May I suggest a radical answer to your question: 'Health and education are always strong a.....
» 4/01/2007 4:57:47 PM State governments are facing extinction. Australian government must be steamlined to meet .....

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