We throw away nearly $800 billion worth of food each year
By Dr Anthony Horton With the Christmas and New Year holidays now well behind us, many people are probably thinking about resolutions for the year […]
Greg Hunt, Phil Ruddock And Now I Know What’s Wrong With The World!
Ok, it’s not a joke. I’ve checked. First we hear that Phil Ruddock is to be made Special Envoy For Human Rights. I did think […]
Government by troll
The Turnbull government recently appointed Philip Ruddock as its special envoy for human rights. Ruddock will quit the government in order to take up his new […]
Towards an Australian republic (part 9)
By Dr George Venturini From military encampment to republic There have been only four episodes of rebellion to ‘constitutional authority’ in the history of Australia: […]
Making plans for Malcolm
By Ross Sharp Malcolm seems a pleasant man, happy in his work. We only want what’s best for Malcolm. Malcolm has a nice smile. A nice […]
Policy Momentum in China: New Year Perspectives?
Denis Bright invites consideration of China’s pragmatic quest for policy momentum in both domestic reform and foreign policy. China maybe one country that is pragmatically […]
Towards an Australian republic (part 8)
By Dr George Venturini Recognition. Of what? (continued) People who rely on an unwritten tradition must be provided with a long memory. Indigenous people have […]
When You Put Everything On The Table Something’s Bound To Get Unstable!
A while back I heard an interview with the then Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison, where the phrase “sugar on the table” was clearly something his […]
Kelly O’Dwyer, pants on fire
On February 3, Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer Kelly O’Dwyer addressed the National Press Club. In a speech full of regurgitated spin followed […]
The US Clean Energy Future will create more than 500,000 jobs each year
By Dr Anthony Horton I wanted to start 2016 on a positive note, and thankfully I have found just the report to do that. A […]
Towards an Australian republic (part 7)
By Dr George Venturini Recognition. Of what? The latest pressing adventure seems to be the “Recognition of Indigenous People in the Constitution.” Hardly anybody has […]
It’s all just numbers in a computer
Explaining modern money to friends is very challenging. I haven’t won many converts but I keep trying. I was in a café yesterday having a […]
The increasing power of Social Media and the masks we wear
By Melissa Frost Our morning routine has changed over the last decade from the obligatory visit to the bathroom via flicking on the jug to […]
If We Apply The “Off-shore Detention Stops The Drownings” Logic To Other Areas…
Earlier today I was reading “Stasiland” by Anna Funder and the absurdity of our politicians hit me harder than usual. I use the word absurdity […]
Global GDP would increase by US$1.3 trillion if the renewable energy share doubles by 2030
By Dr Anthony Horton On 16 January 2016, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published a report titled ‘Renewable Energy Benefits: Measuring the Economics’ discussing […]