| Issue 18: January 2006 (Final Issue) |
 | The Productivity of My Real Life
[Domestic Politics] The Federal Government's call for productivity isn't all that productive.
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| Issue 17: October 2005 (October 2005) |
| | Howard’s 1995 promise on political advertising
[Domestic Politics] It turns out that John Howard hasn’t always been such a big fan of taxpayer funded political advertising.
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| | National security legislation: It's not just the policy, it’s also the policymakers.
[Domestic Politics] While the standards of politicians are in rapid decline, unprecedented power is being handed to them.
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| | PM blames fuel prices on Cross City Tunnel
[Domestic Politics] Differing views on the price of oil.
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| | Ten reasons why young people should forget about organised politics
[Domestic Politics] Mark Latham's speech at the University of Melbourne. Scrape away the bile, and there are some good points made.
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| Issue 16: August 2005 (London) |
| | The National ID Card ?A necessary evil?
[Domestic Politics] Nearly two decades ago, Australia was divided by a small piece of plastic – the Australia Card. In 2005, history appears to be repeating itself. This article has 3 comments.
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| Issue 15: July 2005 (International Students) |
| | Going nuclear
[Domestic Politics] The US government has re-opened a vital discourse by putting nuclear energy back on the agenda as a means of encouraging economic growth and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The time has come for a sober look at the prospects of going nuclear.
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| | Letter to Poppa
[Domestic Politics] "People talk about empty rain gauges Pop, but what really scares me is empty dreams."
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| Issue 14: June 2005 (Detention) |
| | Mum, Dad, two kids and a welfare cheque
[Domestic Politics] Get clucky to get welfare.
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| | Poll proves Fiji is Aussie’s most preferred deportation destination!
[Domestic Politics] Shock results from an exclusive poll reveal that the most preferred destination for Australian citizens is Fiji ... and not Afghanistan.
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| Issue 12: March 2005 (A Postcard from Khartoum) |
| | A tactical withdrawal from the war on drugs
[Domestic Politics] Why legalisation is not a declaration of defeat, but a tactical withdrawal long overdue.
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| | Can we afford to fight?
[Domestic Politics] Accountants wanted - to fix up Australia's defence capabilities.
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| | Desperately seeking irrational
[Domestic Politics] A rational government creating an ultra-rational, morally bereft country.
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| Issue 11: December 2004 (China's Children) |
| | Farewell to the Donkey Vote, the End of Compulsory Voting in Australia
[Domestic Politics] With a majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate, nothing is preventing the Coalition from abolishing compulsory voting. And that is a disturbing prospect.
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| | Honesty in Politics? Tell him he’s dreamin’!
[Domestic Politics] We often complain of how shifty and dishonest politicians can be, but do we only have ourselves to blame for that?
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| Issue 10: October 2004 (Federal Election) |
| | Armchair Politics
[Domestic Politics] Democracy doesn’t provide the optimal outcome, but is that really a problem?
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| | Bush the Bad
[Domestic Politics] With all the money handouts and domestic promises being thrown around by the politicians at this time of year, don't forget the international issues.
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| | Don't Take that Vote for Granted
[Domestic Politics] A postcard from China. "Freedom" is a relative term - the upcoming Australian election gives us the chance to appreciate that fact.
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| | Right versus Self-Righteous
[Domestic Politics] It's instinctive to be disparaging about those who vote differently to us. It's also worth considering that different votes reflect different realities.
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| | You Can't Teach an Old Campaigner New Tricks
[Domestic Politics] Insights into the election campaign antics of Philip Ruddock, Attorney-General.
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| Issue 9: August 2004 (Israeli Drafting) |
| | National security funding: Facts and fiction
[Domestic Politics] "Strengthening Australia's border protection." The devil is in the detail.
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| | The misguided “War on Drugs”
[Domestic Politics] Governments need to abandon old-fashioned value judgements about illegal drugs and invest money into research and delivering regular, impartial, detailed information.
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| | What is all this talk of wedges?
[Domestic Politics] Wedge, reverse wedge. Underpants action in federal politics.
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| Issue 8: July 2004 (Fast Food) |
| | ATSIC: Where to from here?
[Domestic Politics] So ATSIC is gone. What to do now is perhaps one of the most difficult questions Australia will have to answer in the next ten years.
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| | The smell of an election is in the air
[Domestic Politics] We've seen a lot of personal stuff of late, but not much policy.
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| Issue 7: June 2004 (Politics, Politics, Politics) |
| | A National Disgrace
[Domestic Politics] Next time you hear a tourist tell you “How great Aussies are,” or feel a lump in the back of your throat when you hear the national anthem, think of the kid we locked up for five years, five months and 20 days so we didn’t send the wrong message to people smugglers.
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| | Hey Mr Costello, Where are You?
[Domestic Politics] Could this be the end for our dear Treasurer, killed by a thousand promises from a leader who proved too power hungry to deliver to his ready-made successor?
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| | Oh Dear Lord Downer ... Not again
[Domestic Politics] The wise and generous Lord Downer of Baghdad strikes again.
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| | Peter Garrett Poker: Latham raises the stakes
[Domestic Politics] Is pursuing Garrett a risky move by Latham?
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| | To Live and Die in Melbourne Town
[Domestic Politics] This is not happening in the slums of Brasilia, it's not a tale of Chicago in the roaring 20s, this is here and now in old Melbourne town.
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| Issue 6: May 2004 (Focus on Iraq) |
| | The Budget
[Domestic Politics] It's that time of the year again, when every special interest group complains that their funding isn't enough.
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| | What's Done in Our Name
[Domestic Politics] We've always prided ourselves on our humanity as a nation. Yet, where was it when the asylum seekers needed help? New Zealand had the heart. Why didn't we?
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| Issue 5: February 2004 (Australian National Security) |
| | Australia’s Identity Crisis
[Domestic Politics] Australia Day once again provokes questions about Australia's confusing sense of national identity
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| | Howard’s National Security Strategy: Deny, Blame and Cover Up
[Domestic Politics] The government claims to be tough on terrorism. But it seems this is for business hours only.
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| | The Truth About Asylum
[Domestic Politics] In an election year, it's worthwhile to reflect on past and present government spin.
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| Issue 4: November 2003 (Rebuilding Iraq) |
| | The Sydney Peace Prize
[Domestic Politics] Another year gone by and another Sydney Peace Prize not so peacefully awarded.
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| Issue 3: October 2003 (Trough Dynamics) |
| | I’ll Take the Train Thanks
[Domestic Politics] Fast trains are expensive. Are they worth it?
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| | Public policy: A casualty of the war on terror
[Domestic Politics] Removing the veil (or should that be hijab?) of terrorism manipulation politics and what has the Coalition achieved for Australia in its third term?
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| Issue 2: September 2003 - 2nd Release (The Property Market) |
| | Australia's 100 New Tank Buy
[Domestic Politics] The army wants a sizeable sum of moolah to buy a bunch of tanks. The wisdom of this request is questionable, given that this sizeable sum is in the region of $300m, and that the new tanks may not really be so "new".
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| | Urban Planning: Tunnels, Tolls or New Tactics?
[Domestic Politics] There are large machines digging tunnels under Sydney again. No, it's not to store all Iraq's WMD (Johnny says we'll find them soon). It's the cross-city tunnel.
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| Issue 1: September 2003 (Homosexual Clergy) |
| | More Old White Lawyers
[Domestic Politics] In an awe inspiring display of complete lack of vision, the Attorney General has refused to reappoint an Indigenous Member of the National Native Title Tribunal and instead appointed two resource company lawyers to positions as full time members.
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