by Erin Clare | Jan 23, 2014
The Hon Alan Tudge MP in conversation with Kerryn Pholi Tuesday 1 April 2014 Indigenous affairs in Australia has been divided by two orthodoxies – culture vs economic development. The culture camp views indigenous culture as something which must be preserved and...
by Erin Clare | Nov 13, 2013
Every few years, popular opinion flings us into the embrace of another economic theory. In 1971 we were all apparently Keynesians, and again in 2008 we were re-born as Stiglitzians. In more prosperous times we love Friedman and when totalitarianism rears its ugly head...
by Erin Clare | Nov 13, 2013
For those with a social conscience and cash to spare, socially responsible investing is all the rage. The environmentally aware can avoid coal, humanitarians favor fair trade, and wowsers can ensure their coffers aren’t swollen by the proceeds of porn, cigarettes,...
by Erin Clare | Nov 13, 2013
Soft skills degrees without clear vocational path, or which lead into over-serviced areas, are currently in vogue. Media Studies departments agonise over intertextuality and honours degrees culminate in unpaid internships while successful graduates earn big money...
by Erin Clare | Nov 13, 2013
Does Australia need a bill of rights or is the ‘fair go’ ethic a sufficient moral basis for citizens to flourish?And should we abolish the Australian Human Rights Commission? About our speakers Nicholas Carney is a former Executive Officer of the Human...
