Monthly Archives: February 2006

John Howard PM turns 10 – the column

Posted on February 28, 2006 by Nicholas Gruen

Herewith this week’s column which tries to sum up my own view of John Howard’s economic stewardship. Obviously the piece has to have focus and leaves lots out. My editor said he thought I was a hard marker, but that … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and public policy | 4 Comments

Matt Welch on the new propaganda

Posted on February 28, 2006 by Don Arthur

The Bush administration has returned to the covert propaganda tactics of the Cold War, says Matt Welch. And In the process they’ve “forgotten one of their most potent weapons: the truth.” In a recent essay for Reason Welch writes: …the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics - international, Print media | 2 Comments

Good grief

Posted on February 28, 2006 by Wicking
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Politicisation of the public service

Posted on February 28, 2006 by Tony Harris

From the Financial Review, 28th Feb, 2006 Every few months the head of the Prime Minister’s department, Peter Shergold, denies that the Commonwealth public service is politicised. It is Shergold’s duty to counter the assertion, frequently made by former public … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics - national | 11 Comments

Discrimination

Posted on February 26, 2006 by Nicholas Gruen

Shaun Cronin post on The Biggest Loser raises issues that I’ve been thinking about for some time, and found difficult to get very far with. Sean raises the issue of the way in which the program, which is a ‘reality’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy | 39 Comments

Deep North Dispatch #2

Posted on February 24, 2006 by Wicking

A weekly wrap of what’s been happening across the Top End news-wise, which might be handy for former residents who really miss reading about this sort of thing. May contain cane toads and/or crocodiles. DING DONG Darwin military police are … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Media, Politics - Northern Territory, Print media | 23 Comments

A disaster waiting to happen – the AWB

Posted on February 22, 2006 by Nicholas Gruen

We think it’s the best system in the world quite frankly (Then) AWB CEO Andrew Lindberg in 2001 on the set up the AWB had as a private company with a government endorsed monopoly. A column on the AWB was … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and public policy | 39 Comments