Gambling industry v the federal government

My column today in Sydney Morning Herald on how the gambling industry forced Prime Minister Gillard’s hand on the poker machine reform in a campaign involving Karl Bitar, the former national secretary of the ALP, and formerly one of Gillard’s closest advisors.  Read the article

How to get a free university education

My column in today’s Sydney Morning Herald examines an anomaly in the student loan system that enables well-off graduates to avoid repaying their debt. Read the article

 

 

The paradox of our Prime Minister

My latest article in the Sydney Morning Herald looks at how Julia Gillard’s assets are not being conveyed to the voting public.  Read the article

Women in combat in the Australian Defence Forces

My latest article in The Monthly looks at women already fighting on the front line.  Read article

A Tale of Two Profiles

Good Weekend‘s John van Tiggelen has written an extensive profile of right-wing media ‘megaphone’ Andrew Bolt following on from my own profile in The Monthly in October. You can read both pieces: here and here

Tony Abbott’s big bad black hole

Has the Opposition Leader dug a big hole for himself with his opposition to the Minerals Resources Rental Tax? Read my article in The Hoopla (www.thehoopla.com.au)

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