Playing the populist card on asylum seekers – John Menadue First published on ABC’s The Drum Unleashed on 25 June 2010 Asylum seekers may now be arriving at Gillard’s door. And if our new PM does not want to be punished by that other ‘faction’ controlled by the electorate, she must decide what card she will play. Will it be … more
Monthly Archives:: June 2010
24 hour media cycle does no favours for our democracy
Mark Bahnisch tells the ABC how the 24 hour media cylcle does no favours for our democracy. Published in ABC The Drum Unleashed on 24 June 2010. We are all New South Welsh-persons now. Three tweets encapsulated the extraordinary series of events which brought down a first term Prime Minister. Daniel Burt: “We live in fickle and disposable times.” Richard Di … more
Tax reform may be unpopular but is inevitable
Reform is not well received at first but is never as bad as its detractors claim, writes Henry Tax Review panel member Greg Smith. First published in the Australian Financial Review on 18 June 2010 (subscribers only)
Playing the Populist Card Again
John Menadue deplores the exploitation of our fear of the foreigner for political purposes and describes how, despite some progress in Australia’s treatment of refugees in recent years, the case for the humanitarian treatment of asylum seekers, the most vulnerable people on earth, is never won. more
How to discourage more mothers from combining work and family
Eva Cox on mothers combining work and family First published on Crikey on 2 June 2010 Despite the Henry Review suggesting that increased workforce participation for mothers of young children was crucial, and other reports supporting this need, the government and opposition are giving anti signals. The opposition’s decision not to oppose the Budget cuts to the child care tax … more
How Does Our Economy Compare?
Ben Eltham talks to economist David Wessel on New Matilda about mining taxes, stimulus packages and economic management. Published on New Matilda on 1 June 2010. Ben Eltham discusses mining taxes, stimulus packages, and economic management with David Wessel, the economics editor of the Wall Street Journal David Wessel’s book In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke’s War on the Great Panic … more