• Solar power on poles

    28, June, 2017

    Creative thinking and politics conjure up images of rorting and dodgy accounting. However, innovative thinking should be applied to some of the problems governments face to find alternative solutions.

    By Published On: 28, June, 20176.6 min read
  • Capitalism

    4, May, 2017

    Too much regulation is the call from business. Without that regulation, would we live in a better world? Perhaps it would a place where a business that was not prepared to bend the rules would fail.

    By Published On: 4, May, 20175.8 min read
  • The Public Service

    12, March, 2017

    How should we structure the power balance between the Public Service and Politicians?

    By Published On: 12, March, 20177.3 min read
  • Management through measurement

    26, February, 2017

    If you can't measure it, you can't manage it. Should we apply this to government regulation?

    By Published On: 26, February, 20176.2 min read
  • home economics

    16, February, 2017

    Homes are becoming less affordable. What is going on?

    By Published On: 16, February, 20174.9 min read
  • Save the middle class

    30, June, 2016

    Most civilisations implode when the upper and lower classes get too far apart. A shrinking middle class is a sign of a civilisation in decline.

    By Published On: 30, June, 20164.8 min read
  • Union membership

    17, June, 2016

    Unions may be in decline but they do have a purpose beyond their members. In Australia, they play a role in keeping a Labor party hones.

    By Published On: 17, June, 20164.2 min read
  • 14, June, 2016

    Do minor parties have a role in a two-party state? They can promise whatever they want with no chance of being accountable. Why have them?

    By Published On: 14, June, 20163.6 min read
  • 14, May, 2016

    A satirical look at what a building royal commission in 2046 might discover.

    By Published On: 14, May, 20165.5 min read
  • Terrorism or intolerance

    4, April, 2016

    Should 'terrorists' be re-classified as 'intolerants'? Many are so focused on their own ideology that they cannot tolerate any other.

    By Published On: 4, April, 20163.7 min read