Don’t rob the poor to pay the rich
Fr Bruce Duncan CSsR Travelling around rural and coastal towns, you cannot fail to notice the number of shops that have closed or are...
“Pure Marxism” or “pure Gospel”? Pope Francis on the economy
By Bruce Duncan, C.Ss.R.* Pope Francis is arousing growing opposition from US conservatives for his criticism of failures in capitalist economics. “Pure Marxism” is...
Five issues that differentiated the Coalition
Bill Frilay. Now the Election is done and dusted (well, except for a few seats in both Houses), it may be worth a quick...
Whither overseas aid?
Bill Frilay As part of its election platform, Labor in 2007 announced that overseas aid (or Official Development Assistance) would be raised from about...
The Commonwealth Budget dilemma
By Bill Frilay. Whichever side of politics wins the September Election, it will encounter serious constraints and challenges in framing our future Commonwealth Budgets....
How casualisation & contracts are undermining fairness in the workplace
Ged Kearney President of the ACTU I am very pleased to speak here this evening with Brian Howe, who played such a significant role...
How can you have a debate about poverty without poverty lines?
Brian Lawrence Chairman, Australian Catholic Council for Employment Relations It has been said that you cannot solve poverty until you measure it. Perhaps we...
It’s a bit rich, Rupert
Tony French On Saturday afternoons, I take to my couch. Not for a siesta, but to seek. Laden with the weekend editions of the...
Sustainable economics
By Geoff Lacey The need for alternative economics In recent years, I have taken part in a lot of discussions about sustainability. I have...
Insecure work reform
On a cold wet Friday morning in Melbourne, over 600 people gathered on the steps of Southern Cross railway station on the corner of...
Ways out of economic depression
By Bruce Duncan Australia has so far escaped much of the havoc caused by the global financial crisis, but it is not immune to...