It is the Government – not the AWB – which is responsible for the present debacle in the selling of wheat to Iraq, writes former secretary of the Department of Trade, Colin Teese. What had become known as the “wheat scandal” is, in some respects, an unfolding saga. But the essential facts now seem clear…
Although Labor is leading in opinion polls, the opposition Liberals have got a raft of issues which they can exploit, writes Damian Wyld. The electoral cycle’s silly season is now in full swing in South Australia. Both Liberal Opposition leader Rob Kerin and Labor Premier Mike Rann have accused the other of spin and, while…
New teachers are no longer equipped to teach students how to read and write, writes Kevin Donnelly. What is the best way to raise standards and ensure that students are well educated? Forget about more money and smaller classes. Why not – as George Will has argued in America’s Newsweek (January 16, 2006) – close…
A British parliamentary committee is championing small retailers against the big supermarket chains, writes Pat Byrne. A British parliamentary committee has recommended banning further supermarket takeovers, warning that, after wiping out small shop competitors, supermarkets will soon exploit their dominant market power by raising prices. The committee’s recent report warned: “Prices of products will remain…