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» 1/03/2016 6:51:38 PM A very thoughtful article. It is true that in Australia Labor has essentially repudiated t.....
» 7/12/2013 7:19:46 AM Yuyutsu, The common law system has adopted some of the features of the inquisitorial syst.....
» 4/12/2013 7:42:01 PM Troposa, You raise a good point. The inquisitorial system does give more power to judges.....
» 4/12/2013 7:57:48 AM Note sure about the statistics used in this article: eg "The innocent are rarely cha.....
» 4/04/2013 7:08:04 PM Some of the commenters in this thread should consider the facts rather than silly slogans .....
» 4/04/2013 6:15:21 PM Whenever I read this author I am amazed at the many ways he proposes to spend more money. .....
» 22/06/2011 6:35:27 PM Tristan, Nearly every single article you write reads like a big government spending wishl.....
» 2/05/2011 7:06:07 PM "Where would Australia have been had the Conservatives been in government with the on.....
» 4/11/2010 7:50:57 AM I repeat my earlier point about the Howard haters in this thread proving Mirko correct. .....
» 3/11/2010 10:42:33 AM The Howard haters in this thread have proven Mirko's point. Howard is not a bad person be.....
» 3/11/2010 8:25:16 AM A supporting reaction to this article: http://iainhall.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/ethicist-f.....
» 19/08/2010 1:10:40 PM Abbott hasn't changes his spots. His position on abortion has been consistent for a number.....
» 30/06/2010 7:42:28 PM The author claims of the mining tax: "“Kicking in” only at profits of 12 per cent or.....
» 15/04/2010 10:15:23 AM The fact that education is one of our biggest exports seems to be the author's main reason.....
» 12/03/2010 3:36:07 PM Wal, In terms of Garrett's advice, he received multiple warnings. The warnings from Minis.....
» 11/03/2010 7:54:26 PM Wal, There was in fact something peculiar to the insulation programme. As you yourself sa.....
» 10/03/2010 8:24:46 AM Wal, In a world where human nature is not perfect, government policy has to take human ac.....
» 9/03/2010 7:05:55 AM Wal, A number of points in response: 1) It is a fact that the welfare state expanded dra.....
» 8/03/2010 1:13:49 PM Wal, If you prefer honest politicians, I don't understand why you dislike Abbott more th.....
» 8/03/2010 1:05:39 PM Tristan, None of your points undermine the fact that the US is a more prosperous country .....
» 6/03/2010 3:04:29 PM Wal, Your defence of the scheme does make it obvious that you are a supporter of the gove.....
» 6/03/2010 12:03:49 PM The argument that because the deaths were as a result of shonky operators the government b.....
» 5/03/2010 6:05:44 PM "No way was the Rudd Government or Peter Garrett responsible for deaths resulting fro.....
» 2/03/2010 11:13:04 AM Interesting article, and one that certainly reminds one of the third way as articulated in.....
» 2/03/2010 9:45:50 AM Tristan, Sorry for the late reply. I haven't been feeling that well lately. Perhaps I'm.....
» 28/02/2010 12:13:13 PM Tristan, A publicly owned telecommunications retailer or wholesaler can't have any benefi.....
» 27/02/2010 6:56:26 AM Withdrawing the stimulus would however give the RBA reason to not raise interest rates. Th.....
» 26/02/2010 8:19:31 PM Tristan, Whilst Sweden is a high taxing, high government spending nation, that's about as.....
» 25/02/2010 8:27:35 AM Corin, As I said, $900 handouts were OK. I'm sure that helped a lot of cafes, restaurants.....
» 24/02/2010 2:39:14 PM "But old ideas are not necessarily bad ideas. The idea of democracy - although then i.....
» 24/02/2010 8:01:14 AM Corin, Concerning the stimulus, there's a number of important points: 1) many other facto.....
» 23/02/2010 7:51:46 PM Corin, I agree that reintroducing the no disadvantage test is astute politics from Tony A.....
» 23/02/2010 11:46:36 AM I agree with the last few commenters. Garrett might be able to keep his job if he hadn't.....
» 22/02/2010 8:19:25 PM Hi Corin, I must say I do enjoy reading your articles in The Australian because they make.....
» 22/02/2010 3:21:01 PM "The union movement has no power in the modern ALP" Somehow, I don't think Morr.....
» 22/02/2010 11:09:30 AM The main thrust of this article basically boils down to this: 1) Tony Abbott was a member.....
» 12/09/2009 8:40:33 AM I'm not aware of which policies you are referring to when you assert they were responsible.....
» 11/09/2009 7:47:28 AM I terms of the 1960's and low unemployment, there are explanations for this: "The un.....
» 10/09/2009 8:08:14 PM An excellent article which is grounded in economic reality, unlike some of the hysterical .....
» 25/08/2009 9:29:09 PM Interesting article, particularly since I have also visited Laos. Never heard of the who.....
» 13/03/2009 2:55:27 PM Geoff, "AJFA, the 17 years of alleged prosperity (many didn't share it) were fuelled.....
» 13/03/2009 9:51:08 AM "The core problem with neoliberalism is that there is no justification, in theory or .....
» 10/03/2009 4:25:29 PM SJF, I'm afraid I cannot escape the conclusion that you have contradicted yourself on par.....
» 9/03/2009 9:15:14 PM Anyone who wants to be familiar with the strong arguments against paid maternity leave nee.....
» 9/03/2009 11:13:42 AM "Now fast forward another 60 years to our own, allegedly more enlightened, times and .....
» 2/03/2009 7:01:08 PM "To help pull Australia out of this depression Mr Rudd will need to take some drastic.....
» 16/02/2009 2:41:59 PM Sir Vivor, I am not an Israeli, nor a Jew. I am an Australian who supports Israel's right.....
» 15/02/2009 1:44:15 PM Sir Vivor, I agree with Greg Sheridan. The only reason more Israelis weren't killed is be.....
» 14/02/2009 4:29:42 PM "Because the US and Israel refuse to recognise the freely and fairly elected Hamas ad.....
» 14/02/2009 8:38:54 AM Sir Vivor, we seem to be going in circles. You have this utopian belief that Israel can s.....
» 13/02/2009 8:28:05 AM I don't dispute that account. Whatever you think of Sharon's provocative move, the Palesti.....
» 12/02/2009 1:38:08 PM Foxy, "1) According to the Israeli daily, 'Ha'aretz,' Israel's all-out assault on Ga.....
» 11/02/2009 1:59:29 PM "If the people who currently are called upon to govern, who make up the overwhelming .....
» 10/02/2009 7:11:48 PM Sir Vivor, The reason why Israel imposes a blockade is to prevent weapons smuggling by Ha.....
» 9/02/2009 5:10:28 PM Anyone who wants to see how discredited Ant Loewnstein is need only refer to the following.....
» 2/02/2009 6:42:02 PM Ken L, You appear to have missed the article's distinction between pro-market reforms and.....
» 28/11/2008 7:05:39 AM Jedimaster, I would have thought that Fuelwatch and Grocerychoice are self-explanatory. D.....
» 27/11/2008 3:35:51 PM "Where is your evidence that the government's processes are a sham?" Jedimaster.....
» 26/11/2008 8:10:43 PM Jedimaster, I'm glad you have revealed that you used to be a bureaucrat yourself, because.....
» 19/06/2008 8:12:31 PM Hi Chris, I blame myself for being so slow in responding. In terms of how widespread bia.....
» 30/05/2008 7:49:42 AM On economic issues, things have certainly moved to the right. On some social issues howeve.....
» 20/05/2008 6:51:38 PM Chris, I have re-read your comment and I have concluded I was too lazy to read it careful.....
» 19/05/2008 5:41:55 PM You are a total fool Chris. In relation to your last comment, what you are essentially sa.....
» 19/05/2008 4:46:22 PM BOAZ, I agree that that a representative body for Indigenous persons is racist when ther.....
» 13/05/2008 9:01:07 PM Silly lefties. You obviously don't like having the ability of your ideological comrades to.....
» 6/04/2008 5:57:43 PM Paul, I know you are motivated with the best of intentions, but it appears that our frien.....
» 31/03/2008 7:23:18 PM Dear acass2, Globalisation has made manufactured goods much cheaper, and therefore has gr.....
» 28/03/2008 7:04:25 PM MichaelK, You may be annoyed at Paul, but believe me when I say he has done you a favour .....
» 27/03/2008 10:04:53 PM I agree with the commenters that say that The Australian's position on Indigenous affairs .....
» 25/03/2008 9:08:36 PM Dear Paul, you actually make a good point here. I once had an Asian friend who was quite .....
» 18/03/2008 8:01:46 PM CJ, i just didn't want to confuse anyone, that's all. You have now finally admitted that.....
» 17/03/2008 7:41:57 PM "The Four Corners program attempted to explore how Australian intolerance, Islamophob.....
» 16/03/2008 6:30:46 PM scorpio, I was referring to thoise who are offically unemployed. I don't think full time c.....
» 16/03/2008 10:49:02 AM "Aside from a couple of throwaway phrases, the entire article pretty much dismisses t.....
» 14/03/2008 4:13:14 PM The author of this article clearly is out of touch with the unemployment situation in this.....
» 4/02/2008 6:14:31 PM Facts speak for themselves It's always funny when celebrities express their own stupid, p.....
» 18/12/2007 10:13:07 PM Your humble correspondent has re-visited the notorious The Latham Diaries, a controversial.....
» 8/12/2007 5:36:37 PM ohncee1945 - yes you are ranting. If you can't see that then you are the only one. Belly .....
» 7/12/2007 6:48:37 PM another raving lefty who can barely contain his anger at reading an article about Howard t.....
» 7/12/2007 5:19:56 PM In regards to most of the comments above, they are simply the views of leftists with a ver.....
» 16/11/2007 3:38:58 PM "So according to this guy we have a year of global warming, followed by a year of glo.....
» 16/11/2007 1:46:27 PM Dear DavSav, please read this post for a sober view of climate change: http://leonbertran.....
» 14/11/2007 6:42:39 PM I'm afraid that the opinion presented is flawed on two main points: 1) the economic cost .....
» 12/11/2007 7:04:03 PM Unsurprisingly, John Howard has taken a further battering in the polls, after the inevitab.....
» 18/10/2007 5:19:37 PM Oh I almost forgot. Belly, name at what time and where and I'll consider it......
» 18/10/2007 5:09:35 PM Dear Brightspark, Firstly, banks are in the business of borrowing and lending money, not .....
» 17/10/2007 2:24:41 PM Dear Brightspark, The foreign debt situation is only the result of the aggregate borrowin.....
» 17/10/2007 2:18:34 PM I agree entirely with your remarks that pure capitalism is hardly desirable. On my blog .....
» 16/10/2007 6:06:26 PM Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand's magnus opus, is finally set to become a movie blockbuster. This.....
» 16/10/2007 12:11:16 PM Dear Peppy and VC. I did not intend to post "propaganda". If you read the full .....
» 15/10/2007 4:36:03 PM In calling the election, Howard rebutted Labor’s slogan of ‘New Leadership’, by stating th.....
» 10/10/2007 2:51:52 PM Well obviously only peers of these academics would be best placed to comment on the method.....
» 8/10/2007 4:52:59 PM I can exclusively reveal that David Peetz, Professor of Industrial Relations at Grifftafe,.....
» 8/10/2007 2:05:14 PM Although I have issues with kicking his head in, I certainly don't see a problem with him .....
» 7/10/2007 6:48:32 PM Contrary to the assertions of many leftists, the questions were not obscure ones that migr.....
» 7/10/2007 6:46:47 PM Cry me a river If criminals don't want to end up in the Supermax, then they shouldn't com.....
» 26/09/2007 5:10:17 PM I have certainly not written the government off just yet. My views on this issue can be f.....
» 26/09/2007 5:03:13 PM Communicat, I agree entirely with you. They probably are unaware of their own bias, which.....
» 24/09/2007 4:59:14 PM my main concern is that their very selective accepting of complaints could be politically .....
» 24/09/2007 4:53:37 PM ADCQ’s Submission to the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission for consideration in i.....
» 24/09/2007 4:18:54 PM Again Country Gal, you totally miss the point. The point is about ADCQ accepting an absu.....
» 24/09/2007 3:44:15 PM I think there is a little miscommunication here, and it probably results from my legal bac.....
» 23/09/2007 4:25:01 PM To all, My post was aimed at focussing on ADCQ, not me. I deliberately did not go to gre.....
» 21/09/2007 5:30:50 PM Thank you for your questions. The stickers were feminist ones posted in the male toilets.....
» 19/09/2007 5:13:27 PM Unfortunately, only some of the particulars of this story can be shared with you, because .....
» 7/09/2007 6:27:20 PM The problem I have in a Bill of Rights is that it places faith and power in the judiciary,.....
» 7/09/2007 6:19:52 PM My Partner and I moved out of a place because we had suffered the following hardships: -.....

107 comments in total: 80 article comments, 27 general comments.

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