Comment History for Philip Howell
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» 16/03/2019 7:04:22 AM What an insubstantial article by David Alexander. To see several parts of our Constitution.....
» 20/07/2018 10:41:30 AM Thanks for this article. We need to push population policy up the political agenda. Over-p.....
» 20/04/2018 5:50:56 PM Very interesting article. Thanks......
» 16/01/2018 6:57:41 AM Regrettably a sensible article on population and migration has once again brought forth so.....
» 10/09/2017 11:49:08 PM There is a welcome note of caution in this article which was not present when the ABC inte.....
» 21/01/2017 8:47:27 AM Dear Mhaze, I don’t think concerns about the primacy of the House involves moving away fr.....
» 20/01/2017 3:21:07 PM Albie, I am less concerned with Federation and far more concerned with democracy, as defin.....
» 20/01/2017 1:55:14 PM [continuation of reply to mhaze - sorry - the system wouldn’t let me upload this for 3 hou.....
» 20/01/2017 9:34:40 AM Dear Mhaze, Thank you for taking the time to actually consider my proposal and deal with .....
» 19/01/2017 1:33:48 PM Dear Billyd, The crucial point you make is president WITH THE SAME POWERS. The point I am .....
» 19/01/2017 12:20:52 PM [Comment continued] 1975 pointed to a deeper problem in our Constitution. It contains two.....
» 19/01/2017 12:18:58 PM The statement that there is “no good positive reason to switch to a republic” is true only.....
» 1/03/2016 9:57:13 AM Max, this is the most dreadfully defeatist article I've read about a republic. You acknow.....
» 10/02/2016 1:31:11 PM Dear Loudmouth, I challenge your assertion about the role of the head of state being to k.....
» 9/02/2016 12:27:07 PM Yet another intellectually shallow article by a supposed republican. It has been such a lo.....
» 4/11/2015 10:08:59 AM Thanks; very interesting, particularly the bit about 'irreconcilable breach of trust forci.....
» 27/10/2015 9:13:47 AM Dear Syd, I hate your idea of filling up all these sites like Holsworthy etc with more hou.....
» 23/10/2015 9:14:46 AM While I would vote ‘Yes’ to the question of an Australian Head of State, the far more impo.....
» 27/04/2015 10:52:26 AM I agree with much of the analysis in this article. It is absurd the extent to which market.....
» 17/04/2015 10:01:06 AM A welcome clarification from Chris C. about stamp duties, but Ross' central point remains .....
» 24/03/2015 9:59:01 AM In the immediate aftermath of a death, everyone is inclined to remember the deceased’s goo.....
» 19/03/2015 4:08:30 PM I completely agree with this article. If you tax labour, at some rate of taxation people .....
» 23/01/2015 8:52:45 AM Democracy is unquestionably good. I sympathise with the sentiments behind points 1-3 and .....
» 21/01/2015 4:05:27 PM I think the main points in this article are worth considering. Regardless of whether clim.....
» 17/10/2014 8:11:44 AM Yes, rote learning works particularly well for basic number facts like times tables. I sti.....
» 16/10/2014 10:56:26 AM Among its conclusions are: # p.218: “... it is simply not true that there are hundreds of.....
» 16/10/2014 10:55:43 AM The Reading Recovery people for years tried to avoid the significance of phonemic awarenes.....
» 16/10/2014 10:55:06 AM This is in response to Bronte’s comments. I don’t know the author, or her qualifications......
» 25/09/2014 2:16:32 PM It is difficult to take this attempt to justify negative gearing seriously. To borrow in .....
» 17/09/2014 1:10:51 PM Good article. I particularly like the proposed second step. I find it staggering that we a.....
» 4/09/2014 1:59:09 PM Regarding your Proposal 1, requiring the speaker to relinquish party membership and partic.....
» 18/06/2014 5:40:08 PM I can’t comment on the American situation, other than to observe it seems like a mess. In.....
» 28/04/2014 9:04:27 AM There are many factors contributing to Australia’s childish obsession with ‘celebrities’. .....
» 28/03/2014 8:18:27 AM Andrew Leigh’s arguments are typical of elite groups over the past generation. The article.....
» 11/11/2013 7:53:21 AM Taking the argument a step further, how long will it be before the new minor parties in th.....
» 1/11/2013 5:13:55 PM David, what happened to the republic as an issue was that its significance was never prope.....
» 14/10/2013 7:30:35 AM While I would prefer to change the Senate voting system, this article is a welcome reminde.....
» 19/07/2013 8:36:56 PM This is a response to Edward Carson’s partisan and rather childish contribution. I was n.....
» 18/07/2013 10:38:49 AM Part Two: It is wrong though to focus on the failings of individuals. Humans will always l.....
» 18/07/2013 10:37:33 AM Part One: A common failing in articles about the 1975 crisis is the inability of the autho.....
» 29/05/2013 11:18:08 AM This is a thoughtful article which deserves a higher standard of comments than it has so f.....
» 14/05/2013 6:04:30 PM Why do so many contributors refer to America, as if their system is somehow relevant to Au.....
» 14/05/2013 9:16:09 AM Chris Golis is right to have limited confidence in the ARM’s strategy. It ignores the real.....
» 1/05/2013 8:45:24 AM Contrary to the author’s claims, it is not Australia’s identity which is “alarmingly super.....
» 28/02/2013 3:59:55 PM Part 2 of 2: 5. Leo Lane says the article is nitpicking. I wouldn’t say that, but I do agr.....
» 28/02/2013 3:57:57 PM Part 1 of 2: At the risk of boring those who’ve seen my posts on other articles, I will ma.....
» 11/01/2013 8:15:14 PM I’d quibble with some of the article’s comments on the phrase “directly chosen by the peop.....
» 15/12/2012 5:18:27 PM I think Chris C has things the wrong way around. Assuming his figures are accurate - I ha.....
» 13/12/2012 5:50:49 PM Some comments on the assertions about Ms Gillard and the AWU: 1. The PM apparently did som.....
» 13/12/2012 5:07:35 PM Just a response to some of the comments. The House of Representatives obviously does repr.....
» 30/11/2012 2:27:28 PM In response to Chris Lewis' call for examples of a better system, can I ask you to look at.....
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