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Privatising Parks: Why the Private Sector can Enhance Nature Protection Jeff Bennett
A competitive private sector and ecological integrity are not the polar opposites they are often made out to be.

Mining and Biodiversity: Rehabilitating Coal Mine Sites John Rolfe
The money currently being spent on environmental rehabilitation at mine sites could be better used to meet other goals such as the promotion of biodiversity.

The 'Fair Go' in Australia: Popular Support for Taxing and Spending Simon Blount
Are Australians prepared to tolerate higher taxes in return for increased social services as welfare lobbyists often assume?

The Myth of 'Two Australias': Wealth and Income Distribution Robert Skeffington
Australians are enjoying unprecedented economic prosperity, with the benefits being dispersed more widely than is often recognised. But you wouldnÍt know it.

Emperors, Clothes and Mirrors: A Sceptical View of the New Economy Chris Leithner
The novel nature of the cyber economy is often offered as an excuse for technology companiesÍ ïtemporaryÍ lack of earnings, but the problem is more fundamental.

 
  The Problems of Modern Democracy Samuel Gregg talkes to George Weigel, Roman Catholic theologian and one of America's leading commentators on religion and public life.
 
 

Weatherproofing our Prosperity Wolfgang Kasper
With its half-reformed policy framework, Australia is ill-prepared for a possible slowdown in global economic growth.

Ten Advantages of a Federal Constitution Geoffrey de Q. Walker
The constitutional debate in Australia tends to concentrate on and exaggerate the minor inconveniences of federalism, making no mention of its great advantages.

The Liberal Pedigree in Australia Gregory Melleuish
AustraliaÍs so-called liberals have historically accepted a large degree of government intervention while proclaiming the necessity for individual freedom.

 
 

Disaffected Democracies Susan Pharr & Robert Putman (eds) reviewed by Ian McAllister
Water's Fall Chris Sheil - reviewed by Gary L. Sturgess

 
 
Seize the Future: How Australia Can Prosper in the New Century by Alan Oxley - reviewed by Jeremy Bray
The Politics of Australian Society: Political Issues for the New Century by Boreham, Stokes and Hall (eds) - reviewed by Richard Grant
Howard's Agenda
by Simms & Warhurst (eds) - reviewed by Sean Johnson
China's Future by Ted Carpenter - reviewed by David Kelly
The Enterprise University: Power Governance and Reinvention in Australia by Simon Marginson - reviewed by Andrew Norton
Reclaiming Education by James Tooley - reviewed by John Ro
skam
 
  What is Globalisation? Saul Eslake
Both those who welcome globalisation and those who oppose it tend to regard it as unprecedented, inevitable and irreversible. It is none of these things.
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