POLITICAL scientists, journalists and others frequently refer to the advantages of incumbency, but this parliamentary session, particularly this week, it is better to talk about the advantages of Opposition. Continue reading “Oppositions have advantages, too”
Month: February 2010
GST the battlers’ friend
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THE case for increasing the GST was strengthened this week by revelations from the Australian Tax Office. Continue reading “GST the battlers’ friend”
Families of dead Islanders await justice
IT IS now a year and a day since Queensland Coroner Michael Barnes handed down his findings in the case of the sinking of the Malu Sara – a Department of Immigration border protection vessel – with the loss of five lives. Continue reading “Families of dead Islanders await justice”
We should adopt US spelling
A COUPLE of weeks ago I was saved by a sub-editor from committing an egregious error of history in this column. Continue reading “We should adopt US spelling”