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- Rudd's gay marriage backflip fires church-state debate
Most responses to Rudd's conversion on gay marriage have focused on the implications for Australia's political dynamic. Those who bother to read the lengthy blog entry in which he announced his change of heart will be drawn into a broader debate about the relationship between church and state that takes place too rarely in Australian politics.
Issue 10 : Published 21-May-2013
- Tiny Tom's little league live odds
Issue 10 : Published 21-May-2013
- Labor lost in democracy's gaps
How do we make sense of the perception that the economy is being mishandled when Australia is performing far better than other western countries? Or the fact that Labor faces a grim fate despite massive support for its major policies? The incongruence between public and political interest reveals democracy as an unfinished project.
Issue 10 : Published 20-May-2013
- New maritime rescue failure leaves unanswered questions
On Friday, Fairfax reported on another ordeal at sea, over ten days between 27 April and 7 May. Only two people died, but the toll could easily have been far worse. The story as we know it so far raises disturbing questions about Australia’s adherence to its rescue-at-sea obligations.
Issue 10 : Published 19-May-2013
- Labor goes from Robin Hood to the Sheriff of Nottingham
You don't build someone up by putting them down. You don't help someone into employment by pushing them into poverty. By keeping the unemployment benefit low, successive governments have deliberately humiliated people rather than improving their chances.
Issue 9 : Published 16-May-2013
- Making an example of asylum seeker children
Many of the increased number of boat arrivals are families with children, driven to travel together because of the long delay in processing. To save children from dying at sea we drive more children to risk dying at sea, then inflict more indignities on them when they arrive. It is not a policy to be proud of.
Issue 9 : Published 15-May-2013
- Gutsy budget built around icons
The 2013 Federal Budget is framed around a national disability insurance scheme, education reform, and welfare to work focused welfare spending. The jewel in the crown has to be DisabilityCare, which will make a significant difference in the daily lives of nearly half a million Australians.
Issue 9 : Published 15-May-2013
- Labor: not aiding, abetting
Issue 9 : Published 14-May-2013
- Flawed beauty in back-to-the-wall Budget
The Treasurer has emphasised his belief that Labor's values and priorities are reflected in this Budget. He is keen to help the battler. Yet there is a sharp dissonance between the Government's promotion of a 'fair go' through big reforms and its evident disinterest in so many citizens whose financial struggles are profound.
Issue 9 : Published 14-May-2013
- Getting a grip on our asylum seeker whingeing
It has been embarrassing to sit in on meetings of the UNHCR recently and be asked by other countries' delegates why Australia is so worried about its relatively small number of asylum arrivals. We need to take a broader perspective on this issue and, rather than complain, learn how to better manage arrivals.
Issue 9 : Published 12-May-2013
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