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Why have years of tax cuts, baby bonuses and rebates not helped them keep their heads above water? Gina Marich on the plight of Australia's middle class battlers
Australian Politics
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Economy 3 Dec 2008
Hey Big Spender
by Ben Eltham
This COAG meeting delivered one of the most important new injections of federal cash into health, education and housing in more than a decade, writes Ben Eltham
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Federal Politics 1 Dec 2008
A Man Of His Time
by Andrew West
Former merchant banker Malcolm Turnbull now believes in taming the obscene excess of corporate executives, writes Andrew West
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Federal Politics 24 Nov 2008
Happy Anniversary, Kev
by Scott Bridges
Remember this image? It represented the hopes of millions of Australians during last year's election campaign. One year on, it's as relevant as ever, writes Scott Bridges
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Nsw Politics 20 Nov 2008
Electoral Reform Could Be Rees's Best Friend
by Lee Rhiannon and Norman Thompson
The NSW Premier could save himself the agony of another Wollongong-style scandal if he found his backbone and kicked off political funding reform in NSW, write Lee Rhiannon and Norman Thompson
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Federal Politics 18 Nov 2008
The Howard Years
by Ben Eltham
The first episode of the ABC's four-part series reminds us how divisive and partisan that great "centrist" really was, writes Ben Eltham
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Indigenous Politics 14 Nov 2008
The Big Bunga Way
by Marcia Langton
An endemic pattern of violence plagues Aboriginal family and community life, writes Marcia Langton, as she calls for an end to "big men" politics
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Nsw Economy 12 Nov 2008
NSW: The Failed State
by Bob Dumpling
Years of bad government are catching up with NSW — now their rulers are turning some strange economic tricks to dig themselves out of trouble. Bob Dumpling dissects the mini-budget
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Industry 12 Nov 2008
Another Joyride For The Car Industry
by Ben Eltham
This week federal Minister for Industry Kim Carr released a $6.2 billion automotive industry assistance package. What it is about cars that so fascinates politicians?
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Business & Consumerism
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Financial Crisis 26 Nov 2008
How Much Can A Market Bear?
by Ben Eltham
As the markets continue to plummet, Ben Eltham assesses the state of the "shareholder society" that John Howard famously promoted
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Small Business 6 Nov 2008
Big Banks Win As Labor Screws Small Business
by Evan Jones
In view of Westpac's takeover of St George, Evan Jones wonders what is driving the Rudd Government's small business agenda
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Economics 5 Nov 2008
The Hole In Our Budget Is THIS BIG
by Alan Thornhill
The Government may be hoping the US election distracts people from today's grim Treasury news, but it also wants people to prepare for the worst, writes Alan Thornhill
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Financial Crisis 21 Oct 2008
Is There a Recession Brewing in Our Housing Bubble?
by Ben Eltham
The next phase of the economic crisis could be a crash in Australian property prices, writes Ben Eltham
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Blogwatch 20 Oct 2008
Traders Are People Too
by Newmatilda.com
Are they feeling positive yet? No. Ok, how about NOW? We take a look at the weird and emotionally charged world of the trader blogs
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Financial Crisis 17 Oct 2008
Business as Usual for the World Bank and IMF
by Luke Fletcher
Luke Fletcher went to the World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting on the weekend and found the head honchos all set to clean up the mess they helped make
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Financial Crisis 15 Oct 2008
Apparently the Emperor is Wearing Clothes Again
by Ben Eltham
Kevin Rudd's fiscal stimulus package reveals how little power national governments now have in the face of global capital markets, writes Ben Eltham
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Wall St Crisis 14 Oct 2008
Why Are We Captive To Wall Street?
by Geoff Davies
The way banks work means their problems become ours too. But does it have to be this way? Geoff Davies thinks not
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Civil Society
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DOCS 5 Dec 2008
The Numbers Are Not The Whole Story
by Linda Burney
It's true — and unacceptable — that the number of children in NSW who died while known to DOCS increased last year. But the numbers do not speak for themselves, writes Minister for Community Services Linda Burney
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Net Filtering 4 Dec 2008
Would InternetWatch Actually WORK?
by Geordie Guy
Network engineer Geordie Guy explains the technical limitations of the Government's clean feed proposal
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Public Housing 28 Nov 2008
The Real Housing Crisis
by Judy Singer
In the mid 1980s, people with mental illness were moved out of institutions to be cared for in the community. But the necessary community infrastructure never materialised, writes Judy Singer
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Public Health 27 Nov 2008
It's Make Or Break Time For Public Hospitals
by Clare Skinner
In emergency departments across NSW the workforce is at breaking point, writes Dr Clare Skinner, on the eve of the long-awaited Garling report on the state's health system
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Racism 26 Nov 2008
Has The Shire Moved On?
by Daniel Fitzgerald
Three years on, "Shirey" Daniel Fitzgerald reviews a new play which documents the responses of ordinary people to the Cronulla riots
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Abortion 25 Nov 2008
Celebrate Sisters, The Battle Is Won
by Jo Wainer
With the legalisation of abortion in Victoria comes women's full citizenship, writes longtime pro-choice activist Dr Jo Wainer
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Same-sex Marriage 19 Nov 2008
Marriage Needs Gay People
by Sunili Govinnage
The "sanctity" of marriage is undermined more by heterosexual couples every day than by the prospect of same-sex matrimony, writes Sunili Govinnage
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Inter-country Adoption 18 Nov 2008
These Angels Aren't Telling the Whole Story
by Ian Robinson
Deborra-Lee Furness wants us to import a lot more children from other countries for the Australian adoption market — but it's an ignorant and selfish approach to the problem of child poverty, writes Ian Robinson
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Editorial
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Editorial 11 Nov 2008
It's Your ABC, Literally
by Marni Cordell
Mark Scott wants the ABC to be Australia's "town square", where any Joe Plumber can take part in the conversation. But is that really the best role for a national broadcaster — or will it come at the expense of quality, specialist journalism?
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Editorial 5 Nov 2008
It's Official: He's the First Black Man in the White House
by Newmatilda.com
He has pledged to change the world. Is Obama up to the massive task ahead?
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Editorial 14 Oct 2008
Can We Get it Right This Time?
by Marni Cordell
The report of Rudd's review into the NT Intervention will come as no surprise to many. So why did Labor back the slap-dash policy in the first place?
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Editorial 7 Oct 2008
On the Road: Introducing Our US Election Correspondents
by Newmatilda.com
We'll be covering the final weeks of the US election campaign from the ground
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Editorial 16 Sep 2008
Malcolm the Inevitable
by Brendan Phelan
The sideshow is over. With Malcolm Turnbull as leader of the Opposition, the Rudd Government is going to have to step up its performance
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Editorial 19 Aug 2008
Everybody Needs Good Neighbours
by Marni Cordell
Today Kevin Rudd will take his message to the Pacific: this time we really do want to be your friend. If that's the case, he'd be wise to drop some of the old-school rhetoric
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Editorial 14 Aug 2008
Damn, it's Hot in Here
by Newmatilda.com
A heads up from the newmatilda.com jacuzzi
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Editorial 13 Feb 2008
We Cannot Imagine That We will Fail
by Marni Cordell
It's sobering to think it was 15 years ago that Paul Keating stood in a park in Redfern and acknowledged that it was "we who did the dispossessing", writes Marni Cordell
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Global Footprint
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Blogwatch 2 Dec 2008
Where Is The Safest Place On Earth?
by Newmatilda.com
With all the panic going on in the world, the survivalism movement is making a comeback. We head to the blogs for some tips on surviving the end of the world as we know it
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Climate Change 25 Nov 2008
The Icing Is Melting
by Anna Rose
You can't have your cake and eat it too, writes Anna Rose. The Rudd Government should be celebrating its first birthday by announcing strong emissions targets
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Climate Change 28 Oct 2008
Beyond Garnaut, Towards Reality
by Gabrielle Kuiper
When he decided it was a bit cheaper to save the world than to let it die, how did Garnaut miss the huge economic opportunities that go with it?
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Activism 10 Oct 2008
Save Us From Our Timid Selves
by Peter Lewis
We should not be fighting against global warming, argues Peter Lewis, but for a society that manages the challenges of a warmer world in smarter ways
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Climate Change 7 Oct 2008
These Economists Are Making Me Thirsty
by Ben Eltham
Built on flawed Treasury modelling, Garnaut's final Report shows that Canberra still believes in economic models that don't work, rather than climate models that do
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Climate Change 2 Oct 2008
Turn Down the Volume On Treasury
by Geoff Davies
What would the climate change debate sound like if Treasury shut up for a while, wonders Geoff Davies
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Blogwatch 29 Sep 2008
Brave New Energy
by Newmatilda.com
Many types of renewable energy are fast becoming mainstream. Now meet some that aren't – yet
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Development 25 Sep 2008
Forget About Missy
by Flint Duxfield
Did Rudd's advisers muddle up the briefing papers? This week, the UN General Assembly will discuss the Millenium Development Goals, not the global financial crisis - or Our Missy
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International Affairs
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Thailand 5 Dec 2008
The Thai Crisis Is Set to Get Ugly
by Alexander Stephens
The parties fighting for power in Thailand represent different sides in the worsening economic conflicts going on in developing countries everywhere, writes Alex Stephens
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Us Politics 5 Dec 2008
Obama: New Neo-Con?
by Antony Loewenstein
Will Obama resist Zionist pressure and reveal his progressive side on Israel? Writing from the US, Antony Loewenstein isn't optimistic
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Mumbai 4 Dec 2008
A Shared Future
by Shakira Hussein
Hardliners on both sides of the India-Pakistan border stand to benefit from the Mumbai attacks. Shakira Hussein looks at the internal political reverberations of the bombings
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Latin America 3 Dec 2008
My Fellow Americans
by Rodrigo Acuña
How will Obama deal with pressure for greater regional unity south of the Rio Grande? Rodrigo Acuña examines the prospects for Latin America under a Democratic administration
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Thailand 2 Dec 2008
The New Thai Politics?
by Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly
If the protesters at Bangkok airport succeed in their demands, the country's judicial and political systems will be compromised beyond repair
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Cambodia 2 Dec 2008
The Cambodian Justice Experiment
by Alexander Stephens
Cambodia is finally calling Khmer Rouge figures to account before a UN tribunal. But can ordinary people hope that justice will be served?
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Mumbai 1 Dec 2008
Militants Shatter 'Brand India'
by Mustafa Qadri
Mumbai's attackers were targeting India's image as an emerging global power as much as they were targeting foreigners, writes Mustafa Qadri
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Mumbai 30 Nov 2008
After The Siege
by Dr Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor writes from India that the biggest threat to Mumbai isn't bullets or bombs but an assault on India's open democracy
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Media and Culture
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Media 5 Dec 2008
David Kirk Heads For The Fire Escape
by Ben Eltham
The resignation of Fairfax CEO David Kirk is just the latest instalment in the ongoing demise of one of the country's best sources of quality journalism
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Public Broadcasting 3 Dec 2008
The ABC Closes Its Radio Eyes
by Ben Byrne
Radio National says it needs to axe Radio Eye to move with the times, but by cutting some of the best content it owns it's actually moving against them, writes Ben Byrne
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Rugby League 26 Nov 2008
League Hasn't Lost Its Mongrel
by Jason Wilson
So we lost the World Cup — whatever. We can afford to. More importantly the game's still feeding on the scandals that have always kept it in rude health, writes Jason Wilson
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China 21 Nov 2008
You Just Want Us To Look Bad
by Dan Edwards
Why do the Chinese get so touchy about their country's image? After a series of difficult conversations outside Beijing cinemas, Dan Edwards has a few ideas
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Censorship 20 Nov 2008
Conroy's Web
by Raena Lea-Shannon
Raena Lea-Shannon unravels the web of intrigue surrounding the Communications Minister's internet censorship plan
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Media 19 Nov 2008
Who Killed SBS?
by David Ingram
Why did Mary Kostakidis really quit? What made Stratton and Pomeranz flee to the ABC? You won't find your answers in The SBS Story, writes David Ingram
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Media 18 Nov 2008
Looking At The Devil
by Jennifer Bennett
Jennifer Bennett surveys the Australian media's coverage of the Bali bombers' execution
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Blogwatch 17 Nov 2008
Joe Blogs, But I Wouldn't Vote for Him
by Newmatilda.com
We've seen the future of online politics, but most politicians apparently haven't. Even the ones with a web presence usually sound like they'd really rather be out kissing babies
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Satire
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Satire 4 Dec 2008
Girls Go Wild
by Ben Pobjie
Women have been allowed to play a role in Australian history. Will this legacy be sullied by a few woman-hating Bishop-bashers? Radical feminist Ben Pobjie hopes not
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Satire 27 Nov 2008
I'd Like To Watch Me
by Ben Pobjie
Don't listen to the haters. Kevin knows the only solution to his watching rampage is "RuddWatch"
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Satire 21 Nov 2008
Australia! (The Film, Not The Country)
by Ben Pobjie
Ben Pobjie puts on his Ken Done t-shirt, whips up a quick pav, and gets ready to welcome the hordes of sunburnt tourists that Baz has invited round for a barbie
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Satire 13 Nov 2008
Incest? Now There's A New Idea!
by Ben Pobjie
John and Jenny Deaves are back. But this time they've brought Shayne the bisexual father-of-three with them, writes Ben Pobjie
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Satire 6 Nov 2008
O Is For Historic
by Ben Pobjie
And so it is over. The most historic election any of us will see until we see another one has ended with victory for Barack Obama. We've entered a new, slightly different era, writes Ben Pobjie
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Satire 31 Oct 2008
This Time It's Personal
by Ben Pobjie
Who do the Turks think they are, digging up the remains of Anzacs? What did we Australians ever do to them, asks an outraged Ben Pobjie
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Satire 23 Oct 2008
Rudd's gr8 Educashin Revalushin
by Ben Pobjie
Are modern children too thick for school? Should we hire Shakespeare as a casual History teacher? Ben Pobjie asks some tough questions that Tony Abbott will probably try to answer
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Satire 16 Oct 2008
Thank God for Steve Fielding
by Ben Pobjie
You didn't want him. You didn't vote for him. You don't have the slightest idea what he's talking about. But you need him, now more than ever, writes Ben Pobjie
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