Some two months after wildfires devastated large parts of north-eastern Victoria, the Bracks Government has established an internal inquiry, headed by the chief of emergency services, into the disaster. In contrast, three separate government inquiries were established within a day of a crash by an unmanned runaway train in Melbourne. In New South Wales, the…
Due to printing deadlines, this comment was prepared on March 11, before the UN Security Council was to vote on a resolution – jointly moved by the United States, the UK and Spain – which stated that unless Saddam Hussein fully complied with UN Security Council Resolution 1441 to disarm immediately, he would be disarmed…
As the United Nations Security Council moves towards a further resolution of the Iraq crisis, the argument against American intervention is largely based of the effectiveness of UN weapons inspectors in finding chemical and biological weapons in Iraq. It cannot be emphasised too strongly that the only reason why Saddam has offered any level of…
Current circumstances facing many people in Australia, including severe drought, bushfires in some states and calamitously low international commodity prices, give particular urgency to the need for long-term low interest finance, particularly to small businesses and farmers. Recent events in New Zealand point to a different approach to that taken in Australia. In response to…