Keywords: Great Depression
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RELIGION
- Frank O'Shea
- 05 June 2009
24 Comments
After a lifetime in schools run by
religious orders, I am appalled to think abuse against children in institutions in Ireland was 'endemic'. I try to persuade myself that 'Brendan', the saintliest man I ever knew, cancels out the bad eggs.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 11 May 2009
2 Comments
While it is inherently racist for a person to claim membership of the
best race, it is no bad thing for a religious person to claim
membership of the one true religion. That is what religious people do.
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AUSTRALIA
- Gillian Bouras
- 27 April 2009
4 Comments
Australian Shareholders Association says the BrisConnections 'lifeline' offered by the Macquarie Group won't cover 'the bulk of desperate investors'. Sometimes bad things happen to good people at the mercy of the clever and the greedy.
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RELIGION
- Bruce Duncan
- 02 April 2009
7 Comments
In his forthcoming response to the global financial crisis, Pope Benedict does not have to reinvent the wheel. Catholic social
writings have long insisted that economics must be directed to serve
the good of everyone, not just the rich.
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ECONOMICS
- Bronwyn Lay
- 05 January 2009
3 Comments
On the day the markets bled we rushed to hear Stiglitz's diagnosis. The Nobel Laureate used to be Chief Economist of the World Bank, ending his term in fisty cuffs with the IMF and the US over their financial bullying of developing nations. Stiglitz had schadenfreude written all over his face. (October 2008)
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ECONOMICS
- Colin Long
- 27 November 2008
20 Comments
The outcomes of the G20 meeting this month demonstrate the limited vision of many of the world's politicians in confronting the global financial crisis. If our leaders can't imagine a different future, it is up to us to do so.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Binoy Kampmark
- 24 November 2008
1 Comment
Gunnar Bergstrom returned to Cambodia last week hoping to atone for his one-time approval of the Khmer Rouge's Year Zero. In 1978 he and his comrades from the Sweden-Kampuchea Friendship Association were hosted by a gracious and grateful Pol Pot.
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AUSTRALIA
- Tony Kevin
- 05 November 2008
13 Comments
After
America's worst president, Obama may prove its greatest.
Australians will have reason to celebrate his likely victory, although Obama has no
reason to be impressed by Australia.
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ECONOMICS
- Bronwyn Lay
- 13 October 2008
16 Comments
On the day the markets bled we rushed to hear Stiglitz's diagnosis. The Nobel Laureate used to be Chief Economist of the World Bank, ending his term in fisty cuffs with the IMF and the US over
their financial bullying of developing nations. Stiglitz had schadenfreude written all over his face.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 19 September 2007
Many accept the Federal Government's claim that we're living in an age of great economic prosperity. It they want a new car or a house, they can have it. The reality is that they've never had such unfettered access to borrowed money.
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AUSTRALIA
- Joseph Camilleri
- 18 May 2007
In light of the federal election, Joe Camilleri considers the questions that have yet to be asked
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INFORMATION
Rex Graham writes about misleading unemployment statistics in Australia.
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