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78Labor’s campaigning in Victoria had a lineage stretching back to community activist Saul Alinsky via Barack Obama
AS THE VICTORIAN Liberals begin the dispiriting task of working out why they lost last month’s winnable election campaign, they could do worse than to ferret...
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177The polls are showing how far the Coalition has drifted from the mainstream, and the electoral damage could easily outlive this government
IN A FEW days’ time, a full year will have passed since the federal Coalition was ahead of Labor in the...
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83In the long run, the enemy of my enemy isn’t always my friend. It’s a mistake that’s proving costly for the Liberals
TWENTY years ago, during a long, leisurely lunch conversation about the Liberals and their history, John Howard expressed the view to...
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119Australians reward leaders who stand by core beliefs and, on occasion, flex their muscle
WHEN a giant kauri crashes in the forests of south-western Australia, every creature trembles and, if only for a moment, all life is stilled.
This month saw the...
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79Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus has pointed to Britain’s parliamentary oversight of security agencies as a way of moderating Australia’s latest security laws.
IN A SERIES of unusual moves over the past couple of weeks, Labor has exhibited what looks like a degree of...
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94This report documents the university's environmental and sustainability outcomes against the Global Reporting Initiative – the world benchmark for sustainability reporting. The report aims to:
identify sustainability issues impacting the environment and society as a result of Swinburne’s activities describe our sustainability journey –...Commentary
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44Opposing changes to the GST is unlikely to benefit Labor’s election prospects
Barely a year into the new government, the GST is finally, officially, back on the table, with prime minister Tony Abbott calling for a “mature debate” rather than the usual political...
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77Brazilians will return to the polls on the 26 October to elect their new president. The runoff election pitches the current incumbent, Ms Dilma Rousseff from the center‐left Workers’ Party (PT), against the two‐time governor of the State of Minas Gerais and Senator, Mr. Aecio...
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80Gough Whitlam’s visit to China in 1971 was a turning point in relations between the two countries. But luck played a part in this audacious mission
The 1971 visit to China was not an exercise in political opportunism; it was a bold expression...
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75This dialogue examines the growth of inequality in Australia.
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This Dialogue, recorded at Swinburne on 18 September 2014, focused on one of the ‘elephants in the room’ – the growth of inequality in Australia. Australia was, and remains, less unequal than...