Tension between Canberra and the states has long been a feature of Australia’s federation but the issue has descended to a level that is causing serious concern.
Every John, Liz, David and Janet is getting into the act.
All are opposing the best thing that’s to happen to young Australians since Otto Rohwedder developed sliced bread in 1928.
Whenever possible, State Scene highlights the bountiful benefits of democracy over its horrific totalitarian alternatives, most especially European fascism, Russian and Oriental bolshevism, and now Middle Eastern Islamic jihadism.
South-west Liberal MP Troy Buswell, who some see as a likely future Liberal leader, recently fired a broadside across Labor’s bow by naming several of its MPs with close union links in a press release.
Last week’s Diggers & Dealers bash left the 1,200 delegates and countless hangers-on, including a healthy contingent of media types, in no doubt that this boom has legs to go an awful long way.
Earlier this year the Liberals launched a national publication called Looking Forward.
Since it attracted a degree of publicity in political circles, State Scene resolved to get a copy to assess the standard of its articles
While I would be the last person to agree to the construction of a nuclear power plant in my backyard, I can understand that this form of energy may play a vital role in our future.
With Prime Minister John Howard adopting so many core Labor Party policies, it’s no longer possible to perceive any differences that may exist between Liberal and Labor.
A couple of weeks ago I discussed my belief in the importance of holidays and, while open to the need for choice, my concerns about the practice of cashing in leave.
Long-time readers of this column will have noted that Canberra’s ongoing drive to gain ever-greater control over the affairs of the states isn’t a trend welcomed by State Scene.
The biggest guessing game on the Australian stock market today is whether we are, or are not, in a ‘super-cycle’, a prolonged period of rising commodity prices.
It’s probably a good time to weigh into the debate about annual leave provision with a few thoughts about holidays, which I believe are an integral part of work.
As federal Education Minister Brendan Nelson attempts to gain even greater control over Western Australia’s tertiary education sector, thereby satisfying his Canberra-based bureaucrats’ thirst for greater control, our state politicians sit about looking b
Last week, State Scene highlighted several little-discussed trends within the once powerful and highly successful state Liberal Party, which today is steadily sliding towards electoral irrelevance.
It’s a tough life at the top of business at the best of times. It’s even tougher when things aren’t going well and pesky journalists keep asking well-informed questions.
