What is Australia’s Role in the World? Human rights, foreign policy and Australia’s national identity: why aren’t we talking more about Australian values and identity this election
Grading The ALP’s Climate Policy Should Gillard have introduced a carbon price before the election? There are plenty of reasons to criticise Labor’s climate policy
More than luck: ideas Australia needs now The Centre for Policy Development published an e-book of good policy ideas for the government that wins the 2010 federal
Assembling Citizens For Climate Convergence It’s not that citizen’s assemblies aren’t a good idea, writes Fiona Armstrong, but turning to the community to establish whether
Economics Dumbed Down Given the distortions in the Opposition’s rhetoric on economics, it’s worrying that polls consistently show voters rate the Coalition so
Business and Human Rights: Time for Leadership at Home and Abroad Why isn’t the Australian Government taking a leading role in promoting a rigorous human rights and business agenda? The reasons
Time For A Lesson On Schools Policy? It’s about time the schools funding debate was re-opened, writes Ben Eltham, because on any analysis, the current situation is
Money For Parents — Or Education? Are education rebates the best way to cut the cost of living for families and make inroads into the education
Who Is Fighting For Hearts And Minds? Gillard and Abbott might be convinced that good climate policy is bad news but, as Fiona Armstrong argues, they’re missing
