In Defence of Western Civilisation

“I’ve often wondered about the shyness of some of us in the west about standing for these ideals that have done so much to ease the plight of man and the hardships of an imperfect world,” Ronald Reagan once observed.

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In Defence of Western Civilisation

COAG Health Failures sum up Labor’s first term

COAG was to be the vehicle to drive a number of bold reforms in Labor’s first term.

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Allied Health Assistants: A new wave of health workers

With rapid population ageing in Australia and its consequent need for health services, there is a widening gap between the availability of allied health workers such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech pathologists and the demand for their services.

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Allied Health Assistants: A new wave of health workers

Balancing diversity and integration

Over the past year, a series of European leaders have denounced “multiculturalism” as a failed and divisive policy.

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Balancing diversity and integration

Editorial

Welcome to the latest edition of the Australian Polity. I hope that the new magazine format will enhance the policy discussion that Polity endeavours to encourage.

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Proper screening: saving lives and us millions

The word ‘cancer’ still strikes fear into the minds of many people.

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Proper screening: saving lives and us millions

The Disability Challenge

The Productivity Commission released its draft report on a National Disability Insurance Scheme recently.

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The Disability Challenge

Diagnosing Australia’s Health Care System

Australians enjoy the third highest life expectancy of any country in the world. We have a health system which at its best is the equal of any other.

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Diagnosing Australia’s Health Care System

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words

For most Australian Prime Ministers, there is a photo or two that captures the essence of their character and the spirit of the times.

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A Picture Paints a Thousand Words

Labor No Closer to the Big Answers in Health Care

The older we get, the more we think about our health. By the time we get there, it is too late to change the system.

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Labor No Closer to the Big Answers in Health Care
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