Across the globe, economists and environmentalists vie over who has the right response to climate change, population or food security issues. In this groundbreaking essay Charlton argues that our descendants will only thank us if In the third Quarterly Essay for , Robert Manne investigates the forces that shape public debate in Australia.
When it comes to key issues for the nation, who sets the media agenda and how do they do it? David Malouf returns to one of the most fundamental questions and gives it a modern twist: what makes for a happy life?
With grace and profundity, Malouf explores new and old ways to talk about contentment and the self. This essay considers Australia's place between China and the US. As the power balance shifts and China's influence grows, what might this mean for the nation? How to define the national interest in the Asian Century? It considers Mungo MacCallum investigates political leadership in Australia, past and present. This is a barbed and perceptive look at the challenges facing the Rudd government and Australia.
MacCallum argues that the things we used to rely on This is an essay about 'quarry vision', the mindset that sees Australia's greatest asset as its mineral and energy resources, coal especially.
How has this distorted our national politics and our response to climate change? Timed to come out immediately after the November election in the US, it offers a series of memorable snapshots of America in fascinating flux: Bush's last days in office; sub-prime meltdowns; markets, trust and community; the This is an essay about leadership, in particular Howard's style of strong leadership which led him to dominate his party with such ultimately catastrophic Australia is at a crossroads: do we need to embrace a nuclear future?
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John Howard has the loudest voice in Australia. He has cowed his critis, muffled the press, intimidated the ABC, gagged scientists, silenced NGOs, censored the arts, prosecutred leakers, criminalised protest and shut down This dazzling essay analyses today's bipolar nation , looks at the legacy of Paul Keating, and discusses how John Howard will set out to craft an election-winning strategy.
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Why has Anzac Day returned and Vietnam faded? Why do we love war stories again? What does this mean for the troops on the ground? An essay about the widely acknowledged over prescription of drugs in Australia.
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