By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 3)
The French poet, Auguste Barthelemy, once noted that “the absurd man is he who never changes.”
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 3)
The history of Australia’s economic and social development has been one of economic or social change prompting policy and institutional change, with institutions often playing catch-up in response to each new development.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 3)
The philosopher, George Santayana, once observed that those ‘who fail to learn from history are bound to repeat it.’
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 2)
In the ongoing struggle between those who believe in the freedom of the individual, including his or her economic freedom, and those who seek to protect vested interests, Labor’s workplace relations changes represent the latter.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 2)
The Australian Building and Construction Commission was established following a Royal Commission into the commercial building industry.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 2)
Imagine a government that seeks to reassure the public that our financial system is sound but then announces the need for an unlimited guarantee for the banking system.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 2)
According to media reports, the Islamists who carried out their well-planned terrorists attacks in Mumbai, tortured many of their victims before killing them.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 2)
In the early 1990s, the then Labor government operated a ‘New Schools’ policy. Orwellian in name, this policy effectively discouraged the establishment of new schools.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 2)
People smuggling is a lucrative business. The smugglers charge US $10,000 – $12,000 per passenger.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 1 (Number 2)
When Kevin Rudd made his apology to the indigenous people of Australia in February, he included halving their employment outcomes within a decade: a worthy goal.
