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On 27-28 March, 2009, the H.R. Nicholls Society (1) held a conference in Melbourne under the general theme, 'Fair is foul, and foul is fair'. What follows, initially, is the [...]

When the full glory of the Australia 2020 Summit burst upon me, my first thought was of that old Groucho Marx saying that he wouldn't want to belong to any [...]

Eleven months (at the time of writing) into his prime ministership, what are we to say of Mr Kevin Rudd's performance? Given that performance, what of his future? In what [...]

As this article is being written, our politicians are gearing up for a federal election, which could even be held in late August or 1 September, before publication. Most commentators, [...]

In the last issue of National Observer, I wrote on 'global warming' scare-mongering. (1) At several points, I had to employ phrases such as 'at the time of writing' because [...]

One of the disquieting aspects of 2007, culminating in the November federal election, centred upon 'global warming'--or 'climate change', as the global-warming proselytisers nowadays prefer to call it, for the [...]

As this article is being filed, (1) the federal election campaign is in full swing. Before it is published we shall know whether, over the next three years, we shall [...]

In an article in this journal a year ago I said: (1) 'The past three months have seen two major political developments--the Prime Minister's so-called 'Athens declaration' and associated political [...]

Although only published last September, The Latham Diaries, by former Labor leader Mark Latham, has sunk almost entirely from public mention. Yet the book remains one of the most significant [...]

Readers may recall my previously reviewing a highly readable science fiction novel by Michael Crichton, State of Fear, about 'global warming' scare-mongering. (1) The book focused both on the massive [...]

On Sunday, 17 September last, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Mr Andrew Robb, issued a discussion paper entitled Australian Citizenship: Much More than a [...]

The past three months have seen two major political developments--the Prime Minister's so-called 'Athens declaration' and associated political brouhaha, and the federal Budget for 2005-06. Common to both are the [...]

Occasionally I am asked to write book reviews (most recently, of Dr. Paul Strangio's biography of the late Dr. Jim Cairns, Keeper of the Faith). (1) Less frequently I may [...]

Writing here three months ago during the federal election campaign, I said that, despite its imperfections, I nevertheless proposed to vote for the Coalition in both the House of Representatives [...]

On 11 September 2001 the United States of America was attacked in New York and Washington, D.C. A further attack, aimed either at the White House or the U.S. Congress, [...]

Most people doubtless know the famous quote from Benjamin Disraeli (who, however, attributed it to Mark Twain) that 'there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics'. So [...]

As this article is being written, a general election has just been called, and our new Government will probably already be known before its publication. To survey our political scene [...]

The 11 September terrorist attack on America is rightly said to have 'changed the world'. But Australians' world had already begun to change a fortnight earlier. When, on 27 August [...]

The author reflects on the issue of global warming and how the government of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is addressing the issue. He points out the need for the Australian government to get serious in its drive to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. He also examines the proposals of the Rudd government and the potential economic damage that will likely occur if these proposals will be enacted.

The article discusses the improving economy of Australia and its relation to the Howard Government. The Howard Government was broadly criticized ten years ago regarding its performance. Now on its tenth year in service, criticisms are still given but are mostly positive in nature. Australia's economy largely improved and it is because of the various projects made by the Howard Government, which includes, lower unemployment rate and improved trading system.

Discusses the importance of the basic concept of federalism on the future of Australia. Positive effects of federalism on the country; Influence on the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia; Forces to strengthen the cause of federalism in Australia's future; Role of federalism in the distribution of power.