Our Political Bankruptcy Demands a Renewed Political Idealism - Phillip Blond

http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2012/08/13/3566932.htm

Rise and Fall of US Underclass - Greg Sheridan

Greg Sheridan for The Australian - 04/08/12

WAYNE Swan's lecture, inspired by the economics of Bruce Springsteen, had its share of solecisms, such as not acknowledging New Jersey's economic resurgence after the troubles of the 1970s.

Menzies' Forgotten People - Nick Cater

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/menzies-forgotten-people/story-e6frg6z6-1226362808246

Size Matters When it Comes to the the Public Sector - Judith Sloan

Judith Sloan for The Australian - 21/01/2012

ONE of the problems of organising a large conference or meeting is that decisions have to be made well ahead of time. In setting a theme, it is difficult to predict what will be the most important topic at the time the event actually takes place. 

Michael Buerk on the Durban Climate Summit

Transcript of part of a podcast by veteran BBC correspondent, Michael Buerk - 16/12/11
Source: http://www.thefifthcolumn.co.uk/ 

Climate Debate Daily

This website posts articles arguing both sides of the climate change debate.

http://climatedebatedaily.com/

Rudded: the knack of being all things to all people - David Burchell

David Burchell for The Austraian - 31/12/2011

ONE icy Canberra winter's morning some 18 months ago, in the sepulchral quiet of one of Parliament House's lonely stone courtyards, a bewildered-looking Kevin Rudd conducted one of the strangest press conferences ever seen.