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Political bad habits die hard
Wolfgang KasperFebruary 28, 2006The Australian Financial Review

Will the Australian government ever learn that meddling in markets and political favouritism is politically...

Lightweight response to army’s role
Robyn LimFebruary 16, 2006The Australian Financial Review

The new Defence Minister, Brendan Nelson, is being told the Australian Army should be composed...

Operating at breaking point
Nick CoatsworthJanuary 24, 2006The Courier Mail

No one likes a complaining doctor. Doctors are supposed to cure complaints, not make them....

Whichever way you dice it, compulsory voting is evil
Derek ChongJanuary 23, 2006The Canberra Times

One of the great myths of Australian politics is that voting isn’t really compulsory. The...

Let’s fix foreign aid fiasco
Wolfgang KasperJanuary 19, 2006The Australian

Corruption was long accepted simply as fate. In the West, people began to fight the...

Yes, liberal capitalism can buy you happiness
Johan NorbergOctober 8, 2005The Australian Financial Review

Happiness is the new battleground between market liberals and their opponents. Having accepted that free...

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