The glaring technical flaws of the proposed mandatory internet filter scheme are bad enough, but it is the lies that have been used to sell it which should alarm us the most.
With international students increasingly concerned about security issues and unfair treatment in Australia, the country’s third largest export industry is facing a serious threat from bureaucracy and racist attitudes.
The fact that Australia's recession will be smaller and shorter than the rest of the world is due to our better starting position and our relatively strong trade performance.
A major hindrance to the effectiveness of government-run public consultations is that most of us often have no idea just how much we actually care until it's too late.