Monthly Archives: January 2011

Crime and punishment – umpteenth chapter

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ken Parish

Recent NT News discussion on the perennial topic of crime and punishment seems to have generated more heat than light.  Chief Justice Trevor Riley wrote an excellent piece pointing out basic facts about the NT criminal justice system, not least … Continue reading →

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Warwick McKibbin has challenged Wayne Swan to reappoint him

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Nicholas Gruen

Those are the words that the sub-editor of the Australian – I presume that is who wrote them – used to describe these comments from Warwick McKibbin. “It is more important to have independent voices (on the bank board) than … Continue reading →

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Missing link Friday – Bad mother edition

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Don Arthur

This week we’re stealing a few links from the Profligate Promiscuous Strumpet before moving on to a couple of stories from the US blogosphere. The theme is motherhood. So that’s what they’re for! "Why does a woman breastfeeding in public … Continue reading →

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Any alternatives to a levy?

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Fred Argy

I might have preferred for the Government to take a risk with the surplus in 2012/13, and perhaps to have a go at middle-class welfare, but that would have been politically too hard. It has been seen as “an intellectual … Continue reading →

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Real journalists don’t do data

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Don Arthur

When conservative commentator Tucker Carlson launched the Daily Caller last year he promised readers original reporting on US politics. As he told the Columbia Journalism Review: "our view is that people want reliable information they’re not getting other places". When … Continue reading →

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The cold shower effect – alive and well and living in twelve European economies.

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Nicholas Gruen

The cold shower effect is a dangerous beast. It supports free market types in supporting trade liberalisation. When last seen, the cold shower effect was explaining why trade liberalisation is even better for you than you thought. If there’s a … Continue reading →

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80 Million People can’t all get along – China’s past and future

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Richard Tsukamasa Green

It’s becoming a point of distinction not to have prognosticated on the future of China, especially in Australia as China takes great significance in our region and in our economic future. A lot of this prognostication must be infuriating to … Continue reading →

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