The British Conservatives’ election victory – contradicting the predictions of all the opinion polls as they won more than 330 seats – has allowed the Prime Minister, David Cameron, to form government in his own right. The election was also a triumph for the Scottish nationalists, who won almost every seat in Scotland. David Cameron…
In a landmark decision, Defence Minister Kevin Andrews has announced that the government is committed to the future of the Australian naval shipbuilding industry. Kevin Andrews The industry has been struggling for years, despite having built the last generation of submarines and frigates, because of a lack of regular orders necessary to maintain the workforce,…
Forty years ago, the Australian Parliament carried by the narrowest margin a law which fundamentally changed the nature of marriage in Australia. The Family Law Act was deeply divisive at the time because it fundamentally changed the nature of marriage from one which was intended to last for life, to one which could be terminated…
The phrase “Greek tragedy” has come to refer to a play, usually a psychological drama which is conducted in front of a mass audience, and terminates in the defeat or death of the main character. As developments unfold in the economic and political crisis in Athens, it seems that life is imitating art. The…
