The resignation of former Australian Democrats leader, Senator Meg Lees, and the trenchant attack on current leader, Natasha Stott Despoja, by Senator Andrew Murray as he resigned from the Democrats’ front bench, raises immediate questions about the Democrats’ survival as a political force, and more fundamental questions about why the party is disintegrating. Looking back…
A campaign launched by the ACTU for universal paid maternity leave has put pressure on the Federal Government by raising broad issues of equity – between women working in the public sector and the private sector, as well as between working mothers and those who care for children full-time in the home. At present, 12…
Once one of the most prosperous countries in Africa, Zimbabwe has fallen steadily since Robert Mugabe took over the country with the promise of establishing a multi-racial democracy in 1980. The country previously had a turbulent history, with independence following 14 years of international isolation, when the country was ruled by its minority white population.…
Last week’s deterioration in Australia’s trade performance – described as the worst monthly result since August 2000 – will put more pressure on Australia’s soaring national debt, with uncertain implications for the future of the national economy. The strength of the Australian economy over recent years has been largely based on government policies which have…
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