Tag: Politics
Why the UK still can’t fix social care – and what four other countries got right
Every UK government since 1997 has reviewed social care funding without fixing it. What Japan, Sweden, Germany and Denmark did differently.
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How dopey is the ultra right? ‘Fever Beach’ suggests ‘very’.
Carl Hiaasen turns his satirical eye on Proud Boys-style extremists in Fever Beach. Hal Swerissen reviews a comic novel about far-right absurdity.
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Big changes are planned for aged care in 2025. But you’d never know from the major parties
Major aged care changes were due in 2025, yet neither major party said much about them. What was missing from the election debate on aged care.
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Abortion is back in the headlines in Australia. The debates in the United States tell us why
Abortion has re-emerged as an issue in Queensland and South Australia. How US politics after Roe v Wade is shaping the Australian debate.
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Youth Transgender Care Policies Should Be Driven by Science
With US states split on banning or protecting youth gender care, the case for basing policy on scientific evidence rather than politics.
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Netanyahu promises Albanese a full investigation into Australian aid worker’s death, as Israel accepts responsibility
Australian PM calls on Israel to explain killing of Australian Aid worker in stern phone call with Istraeli PM.
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Who Cares if You Plagiarise?
Copying, borrowing or stealing someone’s work is particularly frowned on by academics, despite being surprisingly popular.
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Bad Tax Policy Risks Australia’s Future
Australia taxes well below the OECD average and relies on an inefficient tax mix. Hal Swerissen on why bad tax policy puts the country’s future at risk.
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Swedish election: triumph for the nationalist right leaves establishment parties in a quandary
The nationalist, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats made major gains in the 2022 Swedish election, leaving the establishment parties in a quandary.
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Labor’s plans for aged care are targeted but fall short of what’s needed
Labor’s aged care plan promises 24/7 nurses, better pay and more accountability. Why it’s well targeted but falls short of what’s needed.
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