Hang On – Are Local Hospital Boards Really A Good Idea? The Coalition released its health and hospitals package today, including a pledge to establish local hospital boards. Before the paperwork
Will The Real Gillard Make Better Policy? Will the ALP’s shift in strategy produce better policy, asks Leigh Ewbank. And if not, where will the new ideas
Health Care Affordability Needs A Makeover There’s a big difference between having a bad hair day and getting sick, writes Jennifer Doggett, and that’s why we
Could This Be Money Better Spent? In an election campaign dominated by spending and savings, why is so little attention being paid to the private health
Human Rights Policy In Our Region There are many ways that the next Australian government could work to implement better human rights policy in the Asia
Human Rights in the Asia Pacific The next Australian government should develop a comprehensive policy on human rights in the Asia-Pacific. In the first of two
How Not To Predict Rate Rises Interest rates will always be…about where they are now, and it’s misleading to suggest otherwise, writes Ian McAuley
Are You Fair Dinkum, Julia? Julia Gillard and her Government might be moving forward but they aren’t heading toward a responsible climate policy, writes Fiona
What About Doing Something About Equal Pay? Women voters are a hot topic this election campaign – so why isn’t there more talk about equal pay, asks
