Modern economics has lost sight of people
By Ken Wolff This is the first of four articles looking at particular changes, and potential changes, in our economic environment and approach to economics […]
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What do we do about Sam?
By Steve Laing A smartly dressed man walks up to an attractive woman sitting alone at a hotel bar. “If I give you $50, will […]
A plea on behalf of rich property owners
By James Moylan Nobody likes homelessness. It’s not something anyone would choose to do, or choose to inflict on someone else. But we have no […]
Suffer the Sydney City pensioner, for local votes still matter
By Jane Salmon Any gerrymander where the rich get double the votes of ordinary residents is a complete attack on democracy. The battle for universal […]
Is the Prime Minister suffering a form of electile dysfunction?
By: Redcuchulain On Thursday they lost a vote in the House of Representatives. Something that the Gillard government never had the misfortune of happening to them, […]
Social Market Solutions: Peace Now
Denis Bright invites discussion on the prospects this year’s anti-war gatherings in Central Australia under the umbrella of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN). […]
Fighting from the Left
By her own admission Jennifer Meyer-Smith has never said she knows all the answers when it comes to how we Aussies are going to get ourselves […]
Social Market Solutions: Simplify and Integrate Policy Messages
Denis Bright invites discussion of the importance of linking complex policy issues to the practical concerns of people in a more stridently market economy. The […]
Israel’s true flaws
By Tracie Aylmer I’m the type of person who believes in humanity and humanism. The idea of fascism within today’s world disgusts me enough to […]
Social Market Solutions: The New Tourism?
Denis Bright invites discussion on new funding options for tourism promotion at national and regional levels. The extent of tourism in national and regional […]
The Cancer of Capitalism
By Christian Marx Capitalism by its very definition is exploitative. It relies on winners and losers. At its most basic definition it can be defined […]
The meaning of life
By Ad astra As you sit on your comfortable chair after a satisfying meal with a glass of your favourite drink in hand and view […]
Social Market Solutions: The Future of the Queensland Nickel Site
Denis Bright invites discussion about the future of the Queensland Nickel site at Yabulu, just north of Townsville in North Queensland. As the icon of […]
A once and future Senate
By Ken Wolff We now know that the Senate elected at the July election comprises 30 Coalition members, 26 from the ALP, 9 Greens, 4 […]
The election in numbers 2: minor parties and independents
By Ken Wolff A number of commentators made the point after the election that almost a quarter of voters did not vote for the major […]