The announcement by Prime Minister, John Howard, of a Federal Election on November 10, was overshadowed by the commencement of Allied attacks on Taliban sites in Afghanistan, and the reprisals threatened by terrorist chief, Osama bin Laden. The war on terrorism has undoubtedly become a significant issue in the forthcoming election campaign – which is…
The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, has responded to the terrorist attack on New York’s World Trade Centre and the Pentagon by invoking the Anzus Treaty, and resolving to support US military action against Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida terrorist network, and those countries which have given it aid and comfort. In doing this, Australia is…
The sudden collapse of Ansett Airlines has been followed by the inevitable recriminations against Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, the NZ Government, and anyone else who had a hand in the company’s fall. The real blame lies closer to home: with successive Australian governments which have approved foreign takeovers of companies like Ansett; and which…
At the Australian Family Association’s Queensland Conference last month, Peter Westmore identified a number of economic and demographic developments that are poised to shape – often detrimentally – Australian family life over the next decades. Three years ago, the Federal MP, Kevin Andrews, co-authored a book called Changing Australia, which documented the changes which have…