Is Kevin Rudd’s proposed scheme to unite our region in a European Union-style Asian economic community any more credible than the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum? In this, the first of two articles, Colin Teese, a former senior trade negotiator, discusses where the Rudd Plan is likely to lead us. As a policy developer, the…
Victoria’s threatened euthanasia legislation has been deferred until late July or August. Tim Cannon reports. Following weeks of persistent campaigning, it appears that opponents of the threatened doctor-assisted suicide legislation in Victoria have been granted some respite. As we go to press, sources within the state’s upper house, the Legislative Council, indicate that debate over…
Fundamental biosecurity measures were not being implemented in the largest government-operated animal quarantine station in Australia, a former High Court judge has found. Peter Westmore reports. The report of former High Court judge Ian Callinan into the horse flu outbreak last year has highlighted the responsibility of the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service for the…
AS THE WORLD TURNS: Masculinity under attack Today, more often than not, television portrays husbands as bumbling losers or contemptible, self-absorbed egomaniacs. Whether in dramas, comedies or commercials, the patriarchy is dead, at least on TV where men are fools — unless of course they’re gay. On Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, the “fab…