Tony Abbott has returned from his North Asian trip to generally upbeat reviews. He had some achievements and didn’t make any gaffes. Domestically, the three-country tour will soon fade in people’s minds…
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Labor voters in West Australia have been delivered a second slap in the face. After a cross factional union deal put right wing “shoppies” chief Joe Bullock number one on the Senate ticket, left wing dancing…
Economists, unlike politicians, are often sceptical about the extent of any net benefits of free trade agreements. Economists are often concerned that such agreements may result in trade diversion rather…
If he’d been willing to take more of a chance, Bob Carr might have got a crack at the prime ministership. In his Diary of a Foreign Minister, Carr recounts how NSW ALP secretary Mark Arbib urged him to…
Prime minister Tony Abbott has cast his visit to China as not just aimed at doing a deal but being a friend – while simultaneously stressing he is anxious to advance negotiations for the free trade agreement…
A defiant Bob Carr says he is proud to have resisted the bullying influence of the pro-Israel lobby on the Gillard government, after critics have accused him of bigotry and making claims just to sell his…
I’m sitting here in my office, having made several false starts on this piece, and my phone has just buzzed. My five year old son – who an hour ago accompanied me to a packed screening of The Lego Movie…
Australia and Japan have concluded a free trade agreement that will bring better access for local beef exporters and cheaper imported cars. The deal, finalised during Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s visit…
Clive Palmer describes the government as “stunned, like little rabbits”, after his PUP clinched a West Australian Senate seat to have an upper house bloc of four, including its ally Ricky Muir, of the…
Regardless of whether the Liberals’ Linda Reynolds or Labor’s Senator Louise Pratt wins the last West Australian Senate seat, the Abbott government will need the support of Clive Palmer’s PUP to pass any…
Opposition leader Bill Shorten will formally call on the Labor party to drop its rule making it compulsory for prospective members to join a union. He sees the change, though symbolic, as important in…
Clive Palmer has secured a seat in a West Australian senate result that saw large swings against both Coalition and Labor and the Greens dramatically increase their vote. On latest counting, the Liberals…
It’s a bit rich for Labor to be urging frustrated and disillusioned West Australians to get out and vote in this Senate re-run election. Its number 1 candidate Joe Bullock has surely given them plenty…
In this edition of The Week in Politics, University of Canberra Vice Chancellor Stephen Parker is in discussion with Michelle Grattan about Arthur Sinodinos, changes to the GST, and the Western Australian…
Regardless of what the Independent Commission against Corruption finally says about Arthur Sinodinos, his day of evidence has in itself raised fundamental questions about his suitability for the job of…
Australia faces medium-term challenges of paying for the things it wants to do as a society and finding enough workers as the population ages, Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens says. Stevens strongly…
“I think it’s more than a tad hypocritical of the Labor Party to be campaigning against what it says are cuts to school funding when Bill Shorten as education minister cut $1.2 billion out of school funding…
Modern governments believe that during budget framing it is politically savvy to parade the pain. We saw it with Labor and the Coalition is doing the same. There are scary scenarios of what would happen…
We love our kids’ first drawings. They draw before they write, so their drawings seem somehow miraculous in those early years - their first communication that is permanent and there for all to see. Preschool…
News Corporation could increase its share of newspapers purchased in Australia’s capital cities to about 80% and have a weekday monopoly in all except Perth, ABC managing director Mark Scott has said…
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Professional associate, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor in Finance and Financial Planning, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor Sport Management and Sport Integrity Lead, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor, University of Canberra
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Associate professor, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Honours Graduate Student, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education Academic Lead, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Economics, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Social Sciences, University of Canberra
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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PhD Candidiate (Cognitive Neuroscience), Department of Psychology, University of Canberra
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Professorial Fellow in Sport, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra
