Monthly Archives: May 2005

Superannuation again

Posted on May 31, 2005 by Nicholas Gruen

This is my second column in a row on superannuation as super choice looms. Super has been an area that Australia’s politicians have not excelled themselves. The ALP deserves considerable credit for moving on super and extending it to the … Continue reading →

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And they’re off and racing!

Posted on May 31, 2005 by Ken Parish

NT Chief Minister Clare Martin has just announced a Territory election for 18 June, a pleasingly brief campaign of just under 3 weeks. Even this jaded political observer should manage to avoid terminal boredom for that period. Bryan Palmer of … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics - Northern Territory | 18 Comments

Pictologs, BD blogs, and so on..

Posted on May 30, 2005 by Sophie Masson

It looks like French bloggers are really blazing a trail as far as the latest blogging craze is concerned–pictologs, or BD blogs as they’re also called, which are like a kind of blend of webcomics and traditional (!!) blogging. France … Continue reading →

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A dissident view of wrongful dismissal

Posted on May 30, 2005 by Ken Parish

There’s been an awful lot of discussion about the Howard government’s proposed IR reforms from various, left–leaning bloggers and at Catallaxy from a more right of centre viewpoint. I deplore the stripping away of basic employment terms and conditions too, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics - national | 27 Comments

Fighting them on the beaches – and in the detention camps *

Posted on May 28, 2005 by Nicholas Gruen

We’ve been celebrating the 60th anniversary of various events towards the end of the Second World War in the last few months, like V(E) day and the liberation of Auschwitz-Burkenau. We can also celebrate the 65th anniversary of the landmarks … Continue reading →

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The Asterix complex..

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Sophie Masson

That’s what a rather good piece in this week’s TIME magazine, on the French campaign re the EU constitutional vote this Sunday, called that aspect of French psychology which projects a self-image of a small, proud, gallant, quarrelsome and , … Continue reading →

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Blogosphere 97; Other media 0

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Nicholas Gruen

I’ve just been reading Crooked Timber posts on (and by!) Steve Levitt. I heartily recommend it. I read Kieren Healy’s and John Quiggin’s reviews but haven’t read the others yet. How these guys toss off such well written, informed and … Continue reading →

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