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- Labor's bid for local control, The Australian
- Advocates of a nanny state assume we are all children, Courier Mail
- Regulating supermarkets does not checkout, Canberra Times
- Carbon market flaws evident, The Australian
- Selling out press for a bit of pork, The Australian
- Indifference to regulatory price rises a problem, Australian Financial Review
Monthly Archives: January 2004
Labor needs to redo education 101, The Age
The Federal Government has got it in one – parents and society should stop socialising school leavers into thinking that being a success means going to university or TAFE. The real success stories are those students who have worked their … Continue reading
Flip flop Latham, The Age
How can average Australians have any faith in the policy positions and fundamental values of the Australian Labor Party when Mark Latham is prepared to flip-flop on policy issues such as tax relief at the demand of ALP factional power … Continue reading
Nanny Victoria, Herald Sun
Yes, the Federal Government is right, Bracks has turned Victoria into a nanny state. Nowhere else have so many penalties and restrictions been placed on people going about their day-to-day lives. Even worse, such programs are expanding and we are … Continue reading
What free education, The Age
First, Premier Steve Bracks and Education Minister Lynne Kosky protest about possible fee increases for university places, arguing that education is a right, not a privilege. Then they increase fees for TAFE places. That’s just another example of the Bracks … Continue reading
