A request of our pollies for 2013
No more singing unless you are as good as this. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44wDwMQVqCc&w=560&h=315] Happy new year
A year of political mud-slinging and hyperbole
Australia is one of the most prosperous and best-governed nations on earth. Our politicians, at least at national level, are mostly competent, honest and hard-working....
Generosity and Political Preferences
Authors: Dawes, Christopher T. (Department of Politics) Johannesson, Magnus (Stockholm School of Economics), Lindqvist, Erik (Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)), Loewen, Peter (Department of...
A Christmas “I told you so”
Dumbing down budget policy As a temporary member of the press gallery I had my ‘gotcha’ question ready for Wayne Swan, but alas didn’t join...
The best news of 2012?
Here is a question to put to you over Xmas time, the season of joy and hope: what has been the best news for you...
Governance
When a tennis player decides if and when to use their rights to 'video review' of points they are trying to solve cognitive and tactical...
Yearning for the apocalypse, part III
In part I and part II the question was posed what the source of the demand for apocalyptic stories was in our societies. The discussion...