Feeding the chooks?
Earlier today here at Troppo, Nicholas Gruen picked up on outgoing British PM Tony Blair's op-ed lament about the instatiable appetite of the modern mass...
The power of newspaper spin
It is clear to everyone with eyes that the Murdoch press, and especially The Australian, is currently campaigning actively for Howard. The editorials and opinion...
Should Australia have a tax Amnesty?
there was a policy discussion seminar given 2 weeks days ago, headed by A/Prof Benno Torgler, on the issue of whether Australia should have a...
Senators Acting Like, Well, Senators
The Australian Democrats, when faced with an argument in a Senate debate, which they think has merit, they decide to support it [pdf]. Senator Bartlett...
Couldn’t agree more Tony
Tony Blair on modern politics. From Crikey, but you can read more (pdf) here. The media world -- like everything else -- is becoming more...