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“The Right Kids?” Thoughts On Education, And Tony Abbott Is Right
In a substantive directional statement on policy that should be welcomed by his detractors, Tony Abbott has today said that the “right kids” should stay at school beyond year 10, and that the rest could be wasting their time. His … Continue reading
Welfare Budget: Some More Thoughts
A couple of weeks ago, I posted with some broad-brushstroke ideas about a shake-up of the welfare system in Australia, and I wanted to revisit that quickly here today. An article — entitled “Even Conservatives Say the Dole is Too … Continue reading
Stirring The Pot: Victorian ALP Conference Embarrasses Gillard
With friends like Julia Gillard’s got — I’m talking about her own party and, her own state branch of the Labor Party in Victoria at that, who’d need enemies? Here in Victoria, the state ALP conference is in full swing, … Continue reading
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Tagged Asylum Seekers, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Gay Marriage, Julia Gillard, Policy, politics
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Tax Reform, Revenue And Expenditure, And Fixing The Budget: It’s Simple, Controversial, But Fair
This is probably my most controversial post to date: the budget is heavily in the red, and the spending priorities of this government (and its predecessors for 30 years) have been completely out of touch with reality. The answer is … Continue reading
Positive Policy: Abbott’s Australian Food Security Plan
Having been out of action for a few days until yesterday, there are a number of issues “in the queue” that I have wanted to discuss. One of these — refreshingly — is something I think is an excellent, positive … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Robb, Australian politics, Exports, Food Security, Greens, Liberal Party, National Party, Policy, politics
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