Opinions
Archive
May 2012
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“Boycott of Israel gives peace no chance at all”
25 May 2012
The international boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel is a byproduct of the second Palestinian intifada and the collapse of the Oslo peace process.
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“A moderate lament for the imminent passing of privacy”
21 May 2012
If you had told me in 2005 I'd be writing a newspaper column about Facebook's global impact, I wouldn't have believed you. But here I am.
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“The death of Osama bin Laden and the US presidential elections”
18 May 2012
Just over twelve months after the death of its infamous leader, Al Qaeda once again looms large in evening news reports.
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“Marriage equality, myths and misconceptions”
15 May 2012
The Herald Sun reported that 22 Victorian doctors have come out in opposition to same-sex marriage on the basis that "the evidence is clear that children who grow up in a family with a mother and father do better in all parameters than children without"
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“It’s time to get young people out of nursing homes”
11 May 2012
More than 600 Australians aged under 50 who have a disability currently live in nursing homes. The facilities aren’t tailored to their needs and effectively isolate them from society.
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“What the budget giveth the budget taketh away”
9 May 2012
The 2012 Federal budget has delivered a ‘Robin Hood’ outcome for Australian taxpayers.
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“Income support and the abandonment of equity in Australia”
8 May 2012
There was a time when the Australian Labor Party believed in a fairer society.
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“A new model is required for leadership in Australia”
7 May 2012
It is not so much company strategies that are to blame for recent job cuts and layoffs, but the quality or lack of leadership in those companies.
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“Australia finally gets a National Children’s Commission”
4 May 2012
Recently, the Gillard Government made a long overdue announcement that it would appoint a National Children’s Commissioner. However, the presence of several essential principles in the formation of the role will be key to its success.
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“Take a deep breath, Labor”
3 May 2012
There are, so the cliche goes, two certainties in life: death and taxes. Politically speaking, we ought to add a third and fourth surety.
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