First Published on The Drum 19/10/2010 As the Federal Government attempts to quell the backlash to its plans to save the Murray Darling by slowing the process to a crawl, it would […] Read more

  Q. Which of these do you think is the most important environmental problem facing Australia today? Q.  And which would you say is the second most important?   Most important Second most […] Read more

First Published on The Drum 12/10/2010 Attempting to manage public confidence in the war in Afghanistan, the Labor Party is exposing its left flank in a way that calls into question three […] Read more

Q. Which are the three most important issues in deciding how you would vote at a Federal election? (Number from 1 to 3 where 1 is the most important, 2 the second most […] Read more

Q. Which are the three most important issues in deciding how you would vote at a Federal election? (Number from 1 to 3 where 1 is the most important, 2 the second most […] Read more

Q. And which party would you trust most to handle the following issues? Labor Liberal Greens Don’t know Management of the economy 37% 42% 2% 19% Ensuring a quality education for all […] Read more

First Published on The Drum 05/10/2010 New paradigms notwithstanding, the first week of the 43rd Parliament of Australia has confirmed a continuation of the gladiatorial contests that have characterised Australia’s model of […] Read more

Q. How important for Australia do you think it is for the new Labor Government to move quickly to implement an emissions trading scheme or some other scheme (such as a tax […] Read more