Who’s Afraid of Islam? America Is.
Ed Brown Artist rendition of the “Ground Zero Mosque”Can’t we all move past the whole “They’re different to me, I’m scared” thing? Last month the Pew Research Center released a report showing…
Politics
Stability Alone Is Not Enough
Ever since Australian voters couldn’t make up their minds about who they want to run the country, I’ve gotten a bit sick of hearing the word “stability”. The independents say…
Election 2010: What Matters To You?
Politicians and the media love dictating the issues to us. But in a democracy, it should be the people who decide what’s important and where the debate should be. Kevin…
Cash For Clunkers Could Be Too Effective
Yesterday, Prime Minister Gillard has promised a “cash for clunkers” scheme that Labor will introduce if re-elected. The scheme will give people $2,000 if they trade in an old, pre-1995…
Some Food Tax Funnies
I posted the other day about moves to introduce taxes on junk food and soft drink, and it stirred up an interesting and thought-provoking discussion in the comments. But it…
Don’t Tax Our Drinks
It’s a debate that’s been a part of political discussion since the Magna Carta in 1217. A debate about the role of government in our everyday lives – how much…
Some Thoughts About Australia’s New PM, Julia Gillard
On 24 June 2010, the Hon Julia Gillard MP was sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia by Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, the Governor-General of Australia. And when that…
Getting Cluey About Elections
“Not even the almost-certain demise of Steve Fielding is enough to make me follow this election. On election night I’m getting as far away from TV, radio, internets and phone…
Is Kevin Rudd the new John Howard?
John Howard was widely regarded a “smart politician” – in many ways a backhanded compliment. But it wasn’t Howard’s policies that made him Australia’s second longest serving Prime Minister, it…