On Line Opinion - Australia's e-journal of social and political debate
WEB4 days ago · The impact of the 2024 US presidential election on the world. America, which once thrived, has long begun to rot from within - shiny on the outside but decaying on the inside. International - Chin Jin - 3 comments. On Line Opinion - Australia's e-journal of social and political debate.
Economics - On Line Opinion
WEBCritical limitations of the main sources of electricity generation. There are no immaculate solutions, currently that are generally applicable, to the world's demand for electricity and so the use of fossil fuels will persist, at least in the short to medium term. by Charles Hemmings - 15/08/2024 - 15 comments. Advertisement.
Philomena is a distortion of the truth - On Line Opinion - 10/1/2014
WEBJan 10, 2014 · The movie is an adaptation of the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee (written mostly in the form of a novel), which I read following its release in 2009. The author (Martin Sixsmith) states in the second page of the Prologue that "everything that follows is true or reconstructed to the best of my ability".I found the book believable in most aspects, though I did have a gut reaction (I grew ...
Where to from here? - On Line Opinion - 28/6/2024
WEBJun 28, 2024 · Media commentary is dominated by "experts" pontificating over climate change, cost of living, homelessness, gender politics, and the RBA. Politicians look seriously at cameras; but, have no answers to declining living standards confronting low to middle income groups saddled with rising food prices, mortgages, and rental costs.
Rot in the civil service: farewelling Mike Pezzullo
WEBNov 30, 2023 · As former Senator Rex Patrick stated, Albanese "has done the right and necessary thing in terminating Mike Pezzullo's appointment as Home Affairs Secretary.But in the interests of transparency and accountability he must also table Lynelle Briggs's report in Parliament today."
Westminster confusion in South Australia - On Line Opinion
WEBNov 24, 2021 · About the Author. Dr Scott Prasser has worked on senior policy and research roles in federal and state governments. His recent publications include:Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries in Australia (2021); The Whitlam Era with David Clune (2022), the edited New directions in royal commission and public inquiries: Do we need them? and The Art of Opposition (2024)reviewing oppositions across ...
Dumb and dumber: Australia's failed naval procurement and …
WEBAug 11, 2022 · The 265 metre Cairncross drydock is an impressive feat of engineering by the US who built it during the 2nd world war as a strategically located drydock for the war effort. Concurrently it was built with the only other large dry dock in Australia, the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Garden Island in Sydney. The strategic importance of these docks ...
Michael Kile - On Line Opinion Author
WEBDec 24, 2015 · Michael Kile is author of No Room at Nature's Mighty Feast: Reflections on the Growth of Humankind. He has an MSc degree from Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London and a Diploma from the College. He also has a BSc (Hons) degree in geology and geophysics from the University of Tasmania and a BA from the University of ...
Ben Rees - On Line Opinion Author
WEBBen Rees. Ben Rees is both a farmer and a research economist. He has been a contributor to QUT research projects such as Rebuilding Rural Australia. Over the years he has been keynote and guest speaker at national and local rural meetings and conferences. Ben also participated in a 2004 Monash Farm Forum.
Ten advantages of a federal constitution - On Line Opinion
WEBMay 15, 2001 · 1. The right of choice and exit. A federal system allows citizens to compare political systems and ‘vote with their feet’ by moving to a state they find more congenial. That this right of exit is a political right as important but much older than the right to vote is obvious from the events leading up to the fall of the Soviet Union. The ...
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