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Deficit, taxes, cigs up

May 14, 2013 | Karin SowadaThe most surprising element of the Federal Budget was the failure of Treasury forecasting.

On the elimination of the suffering

May 5, 2013 | Megan BestWhy is it, as soon as we see someone suffering, that we so quickly think of eliminating the sufferer?

The longest election campaign ever

April 17, 2013 | Karin SowadaWith five weeks of Parliament left before the September election, much will happen but little can be done to arrest voter malaise with Labor.

Ignoring the elephant in the room

March 4, 2013 | Karin SowadaGoverning turned into campaigning this week at Rooty Hill.

The election’s key question

February 4, 2013 | Karin Sowada"Who do people hate more - Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott?"

Time for action on ‘drinking culture’

November 12, 2012 | Karin SowadaThe shenanigans at St John’s College at Sydney University has put the spotlight once again on binge drinking, bullying and an unsavory attitude to women.

Welcome to New South Wales

October 29, 2012 | Karin SowadaWhile the community was mesmerised by the ramblings of Alan Jones and the PM’s contribution to the gender wars, quiet but highly important decisions were...

Managing the Clash of Cultures?

September 26, 2012 | Karin SowadaBob Carr recently opined that ‘the world is facing the possibility of a worsening of the relations between great religions’.

Peter Singer unmasked

September 3, 2012 | Karin SowadaPhilosopher and ethicist Peter Singer recently laid bare his views about a ‘lesser right to life’.

Gold medals and the NDIS

August 8, 2012 | Karin SowadaThe nation is now collectively beating itself up over the low gold medal count, not to mention the ignominious fact that New Zealand was ahead of Australia.

Time for action on ‘ugly mess’

July 16, 2012 | Karin SowadaThe recent senseless death of young Thomas Kelly has again highlighted the tragic effects of alcohol use and abuse, and the ugly mess that is King’s Cross.

Reaching new depths of dysfunction

July 2, 2012 | Karin SowadaThe failure of Federal Parliament to agree on a plan to stem the tide of refugees represents a failure leadership on all sides of politics.

Caesar, Canberra and the Greeks

June 19, 2012 | Karin SowadaJesus encourages us to ‘give to Caesar what is Caesar’s’ (Mark 12:17). It helps if Caesar is making good decisions.

Resisting the siren call on drug policy

May 28, 2012 | Karin SowadaRecently I had reason to be observing proceedings in a magistrates court. The defendant was an ordinary guy with no previous convictions.

Have the public had enough?

May 15, 2012 | Karin SowadaPublic life in Canberra has not looked this bad in a very long time.