By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 4)
A few years ago a visitor to Ireland became lost when driving the back roads of Galway. Spotting a local farmer, he inquired: “Can you tell me how to get to Dublin?”
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 4)
The purpose of this journal is “to examine the principles that underpin policy and to discuss proposals and program directions.”
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 4)
One of the assurances repeatedly given by the advocates of a Bill of Rights was that it would not result in the judiciary displacing the parliament on a range of contentious social and political issues.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 3)
‘Spend, spend, spend’ is the government’s mantra. ‘You don’t have the money? Then we will provide it for you – billions of it, if necessary.’
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 3)
The government’s muted reaction to the significant increase in unlawful boat arrivals demonstrates it has little idea about how to stem people smuggling operations.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 3)
During the 2007 election campaign, various groups asked the political parties questions about policy.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 3)
“The government wants [people] to realise their ambitions through better opportunities in a prosperous, competitive and open economy. A … recession… makes these ambitions challenging. The government is determined to address these issues honestly and responsibly.”
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 3)
In Kevin Rudd, we have a politician who craves celebrity status. Remember all those “A listers” at the 2020 summit; recall the many times that Mr Rudd had to tell us about which world leader he had spoken to on the telephone that day.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 3)
Imagine a US president travelling overseas to a Muslim country saying: “We respect the vibrant faith of Islam … By working together to advance mutual understanding, we point the way to a brighter future for all.”
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 3)
Relativism is the philosophy that has dominated western thought over the past half century. Although it comes in different guises, relativism shares two common features.
