Politics is a game, and rotten to the core
In the world of politics, principles are cheap, policy promises are a means to an end, and policy detail and genuine debate can be a severe disadvantage. Problems don't get "solved", real needs are not addressed, and "bad (political) behaviour" is expected, but perhaps ultimately not yet excused. Hasn't all this, and more, all come together in the current political contest over the mining super profits tax?
Youth privacy at risk under the Mad Monk
Tony Abbott is still the Mad Monk. If he comes to power the rights and freedoms of our youth will be under threat.
Climate change and the great scientific dance-off
The science of climate change, unlike an election, is not resolved by the most popular vote of the media-consuming public.
The price of truth
As the World Cup begins, I'm reminded of an assignment in 1978 that confronted my professional ethics.
Leave Kevin Rudd alone
Kevin Rudd's done nothing wrong. He's done nothing at all. What more do you want?
