John Howard

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Too much has been made of the IMF’s report that shows John Howard’s government was fiscally profligate. AAP/Sergio Dionisio

Was John Howard really fiscally profligate?

By Geoffrey Robinson, Deakin University

A recent publication by the International Monetary Fund provides examines government fiscal policy in 55 major economies. The report employs the rather loaded terminology of “prudence” or “profligacy…
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Tony Abbott greets Liberal MP Kelly O'Dwyer before an event in Melbourne. Does the Opposition Leader have an issue with women? AAP/David Crosling

Tony Abbott and women: how both sides have played the gender card

By Carol Johnson

In a discussion with ABC journalist Emma Alberici on Lateline last week, Liberal MP Kelly O’Dwyer defended Tony Abbott from attacks by Labor ministers who criticised his attitudes towards women. In the…
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It’s time to look closer at the value behind the work ethic. Julian Smith / AAP

Hard yakka: what’s the work ethic really worth?

By Sara James, La Trobe University

Accepting the Democratic nomination earlier this month, President Barack Obama said he was inspired by the spirit of “the auto worker who won the lottery after his plant almost closed, but kept coming…
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Ian Plimer says kids are being taught activism, not science. woodleywonderworks

Plimer’s climate change book for kids underestimates science education

By Ian Lowe, Griffith University

The forces of climate science denial have geared down a level. Having failed in their attempt to confuse adults and stop the parliament adopting a timid first step in response to climate change, they are…
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Julia Gillard has enjoyed mixing with Barack Obama on the foreign policy stage. AAP/AusPic Howard Moffat

Should the Prime Minister and foreign policy mix?

By Cain Roberts, University of Melbourne

When President Obama begins his long-awaited visit to Australia today, he’ll have a keen tour guide in Julia Gillard. They’ve developed an apparently firm friendship in recent months. But should the Prime…
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Would you be out for a duck in the citizenship test? Flickr/R@VITH

Aussie Aussie Aussie: Is the Australian citizenship test fair?

By Kerry Ryan, Swinburne University of Technology

The Australian citizenship test has just turned four. Its birthday passed without fanfare but this is not surprising. Soon after its introduction, a Labor government review addressed early concerns that…
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Former Prime Minister John Howard with his then chief of staff Arthur Sinodinos. AAP

From chief of staff to Senator: the rise and rise of Arthur Sinodinos

By Anne Tiernan, Griffith University

Arthur Sinodinos has long been mooted as a potential successor to retiring former Howard minister, Senator Helen Coonan. Now that Sinodinos – long serving chief of staff to former Primer Minister John…

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