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Firewall of Lies

Alexandra Roach's picture

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.

Frogs in the Melting Pot

Gang Shen's picture

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.

Prevention Best Medicine for Aged Care

Liam Kinkead's picture

The new yourHealth reforms are an opportunity to put money into preventative health measures where it is truly needed.

Battling the Dysfunction of Federation

Tony Abbott's picture

The “blame game” must stop, as Mr Rudd said before the election, but how can it be stopped if the institutional arrangements don’t change?

Australia's recession in perspective

John.Humphreys's picture

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.

Maintain the pressure on regulatory reform

John Tucker's picture

Better regulation is about informed choice between regulatory options.  

Forward with fairness for asylum seeker policy

Kerry Murphy's picture

A shift in the language reflects a more reasoned approach to the issue of asylum seekers.

Jobless Families

Jessica.Brown's picture

An economic downturn should be no excuse to lose the ground we have already won in reducing the number of jobless Australian families.

Broadband Reform: Be Heard

sally.rose's picture

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.

Give up on the 'booze police'

alison gordon's picture

The resurrection of the proposed alcopops tax legislation after it was defeated in the Senate is just another waste of time.