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…
American political commentator Allan Carlson discusses world-renowned German-born economist Wilhelm Röpke‘s vision of a social order based on the family and on widespread ownership of property. Wilhelm Röpke held to the Christian concept which “makes man the image of God whom it is sinful to use as a means” and a creature who embodies inestimable…
Controversial US book becomes a bestseller THE REVOLUTION:A Manifestoby Ron Paul(New York: Grand Central Publishing)Hardback: 192 pagesRec. price: AUD$42.00 Look for Ron Paul’s name in the Australian press and you won’t find much about him, but he is an important public figure. He remains a candidate for the Republican nomination for president of the United…
The economy and the proposal to introduce a carbon tax both have potentially massive ramifications. Speculation about a possible one-term Rudd Government is a case of wild optimism on the part of the federal Opposition and rash judgment from sections of the media. Some observers appear to be misinterpreting a series of early mistakes and…