Time to revisit Keating's superannuation revolution
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The quicker we go back and embrace Paul Keating's 15 per cent super contribution target the better. Post a comment.
Grocery inquiry throws down the gauntlet
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The Federal Government can do something to dampen the upwards trend in grocery prices by encouraging greater competition.
Closing the loopholes in executive payouts
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Nothing makes shareholders angrier than waving farewell to a departing CEO carrying a large suitcase full of their money.
The mark of a good judge
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It would be a mistake to think that Robert French has established a reputation as a radical or activist judge.
Flawed focus drove Doha talks to collapse
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A lot of excuses will be made, but the real problem is that Doha Round stopped focusing on the WTO's primary purpose - trade liberalisation.
Banned: the absurdity of Australia's game rating regime
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When it comes to video games, Australia has one of the toughest censorship regimes in the world.
Why we need CCS - whether you like the idea or not!
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For as long as society chooses to use fossil fuels for power generation, we will have to use CCS.
Judgement, truth and commonsense
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Appointing Joel Fitzgibbon as Minister for Defence was not one of Kevin Rudd's better decisions.
The modern face of slavery
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If a person's agency is taken away, if their identity is stolen, if they cannot remove themselves from violence, and if they can be bought and sold at whim, they are slaves.
Don't hold your breath for Zimbabwe talks
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By asking Mugabe to set a government of national unity, African leaders have set a dangerous precedent for the rest of the continent.
Happy anniversary RAMSI
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It is time for RAMSI to stop buck-passing and take greater responsibility for economic development.
Gender equality: it matters to all of us
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Gender equality is about men and women working together to create a fairer and more equal Australia.
Countdown to emissions scheme
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Farmers are willing to play their part in meeting Australia's, and the world's, climate challenge.
The voice of youth cannot be silenced
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We must never allow issues of importance to young people to be debated behind closed doors, or for the assumption to be made that only older people have the answers.
Thanks from a World Youth Day pilgrim
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Your city will be remembered eternally as meeting place for the young people of this new millennium.
Focus on technology to bring China onboard
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We need a climate change agreement that acknowledges the centrality of economic growth for China for India.
Who is watching YouTube? The US courts want to know
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A lawsuit against YouTube and Google has implications for the debate surrounding online privacy.
An options paper, with the option to save our future?
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The Government's proposed emissions trading scheme fails to protect our inheritance.
Thinking through our move to a low-carbon economy
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In his enthusiasm to rally us to action, Garnaut appears to lose sight of the rocky terrain that has yet to be crossed.
WYD blooms beneath the aphids
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The main story of World Youth Day is the experience of the young people who gather from around Australia and the world and the exuberance of their celebration.
Dying is everyone's business
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Most of us seem not to want to know about what will happen to us at the end, preferring attitudes of "let's wait and see" or "tell me about it when I need to know".
Car pools: a chance to change driving habits
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It's time that government at all levels started looking at one practical measure that could reduce fuel costs for motorists, reduce the number of cars on the road and reduce the greenhouse gas emitted: car pooling.
TAFE reforms require further training
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Victoria will provide a test case for other states as it considers several reforms to the vocational education and training system.
Justice system on trial
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Not surprising - when it comes to criminal justice the tabloid press got it wrong again.
Smart power: Exaggerating America's decline
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As a non-American living in the United States, I'm struck by the gulf that still remains between America and the rest - in terms of hard power, soft power and what we could call "smart power."
