In 2010, two conservative English-born Oxford chaps will carry the hopes of their parties into general elections in the United Kingdom and Australia.
David Cameron and Tony Abbott have entered the leadership arena in contrastive political circumstances and represent radically different ideas on how to return to government.
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In creeps political conservatism
In creeps political conservatism, pervasive moral tut-tutting, the hate literature disguised as 'open discussion'. More
Twitterverse
It's highly doubtful the 2010 Twitter efforts of our politicians will successfully influence voters. More
History lesson
Historian Simon Schama talks about current US politics in the context of the country's history. More
Let's hope cricket headlines will focus on the game, not Lara Bingle, this week. More
Just like a painting, you have to stare a while to see what's happening in politics. More
Did Australia hava a better relationship with Indonesia when it was a dictatorship? More
Michael Clarke has come under fire for leaving the NZ tour to be with his fiancee. More
These are strange times for investing; it feels like anything could happen. More
Unemployment. It is one of the most watched, and perhaps least understood, economic figures. More
Is it worth having workers' retirement savings put at risk, and traded at the mercy of the market? More
Thank you for having the good sense to acknowledge that these social networking bandwagon jumps by politicians are largely ineffectual - though I don't think it's just about how they (mis)use the technology, I'd argue that Twitter can only 'point' to real political discussion (i.e. links to other media, traditional and online) not generate it.
Lawson, on Politicians traversing the twitterverse (via story comment)
My experience is that the longer a flat market exists the lower the risk.
Peter Cass, on Strange times for investing (via story comment)
Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. get to talking just like you'd expect a father and son to around one another.
Abbott's new tax isn't a tax, it is an "investment in human capital".
Richard Dawkins hammers home what he sees as his key argument against the existence of God.
Ants gather around spilled custard in the kitchen of a house in the Brisbane suburb of Goodna, March 12, 2010. (Peter Cox)
Should the Government commission a population target inquiry?
Our reaction to Lara Bingle exposes us as Victorian throwbacks, says David Burchell in The Australian.
"Bingle may or may not be a ditz. But by treating her as such, merely because she has become a token in our great sexual roundabout of desire and disapproval, we make even bigger ditzes of ourselves."
The New York Times says a new report on the Lehman collapse reminds us of the crying need for adult supervision of Wall Street.
"The surviving banks have only gotten bigger and more politically powerful. If the Valukas report is not a wake-up call, what would be?"
The Sydney Morning Herald's Paul Sheehan says the world has become an economically unstable place, with enormous unresolved issues.
"Australia's economy is fundamentally sound, but the global economy is fundamentally unsound. Even a good boat can be swamped by a bad sea..."
A rare warning from the Chinese Premier that the world could return to recession should be heeded closely, writes Robert Gottliebsen in the Business Spectator.
"We will need to watch the curbs on Chinese local government work. And if the Chinese do pull back, Australia will bear a lot of the short term pain."
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What I can't stand is that everything is either 'political correctness gone made' or 'un-Australian'. No, it's generally justifying rude, unethical, unacceptable or silly behaviour.
AJ, on In creeps political conservatism (via story comment)