The closure of the Rocklea Spinning Mills, under pressure from cheap imports, has cost hundreds of jobs in Victoria and Queensland. Brian Handley looks into the issue. The dire situation at Rocklea Spinning Mills in Moe must be viewed in the wider context of economic philosophy and the policies adopted and imposed by both the…
While fierce desert winds, drought and arson have been blamed for the wildfires which took 20 lives and destroyed over 2000 homes in southern California last month, the underlying causes – the failure to conduct fuel-reduction burns, under pressure from American greenie groups such as the Sierra Club and the Wilderness Society – have received…
In 2000, Victorian dairy farmers were given a vote on National Competition Policy (NCP) initiated deregulation by the newly elected Labor Government. Effectively, the ballot paper asked, do you want deregulation with a package or deregulation without a package? Caught between a rock and a hard place, Victorian farmers voted to deregulate with a package.…
Last year, following widespread public disquiet at the possibility that medical scientists would commence the cloning of human beings, the Federal Parliament unanimously voted to reject the technology as ethically repugnant. Its ban was followed by similar legislation in all states and territories. Now, it has emerged that at the United Nations, the CEO of…