There seems to be some confusion about recent health spending.
There is no evidence to support Kevin Rudd's claim that the Howard government stripped money from public hospitals.
It is understandable that the current government wants to differentiate itself from its predecessor but it is not clear that it should do so by out-spending the previous government. More
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Will Tony Abbott accept an invitation from a gay activist to meet up and talk through his fears? More
Kevin Rudd's comments as a father, on bullying, have struck a chord with voters. More
Two of the world's oldest civilisations are facing serious financial troubles. More
It wasn't that long ago gold was on the nose, especially in Australia, but now, everyone wants it. More
When in the mood, Julia Gillard is far and away the Government's best salesperson. More
Is it worth having workers' retirement savings put at risk, and traded at the mercy of the market? More
Two of the world's oldest civilisations are facing serious financial troubles. More
However you look at the emerging crisis in southern Europe, it doesn't look good. More
I agree, nothing could beat 9/11, a documentary made by two French film makers who captured the whole incident. Film criticism aside, I eagerly await the Afghanistan version of 9/11, to be followed by every day of the year in which bombs are dropped on defenceless poor people and children traumatised.
roland deschain:, Get ready for more war movies (via story comment)
I don't know, I'd rather someone who admits to feeling threatened than someone who feels threatened and plasters over it with PC mumbo jumbo or goes all macho. I'm not sure what the big deal is, I'm not a fan of Abbott but on this issue I think there's far worse around.
luisa, on An open letter to Tony Abbott (via story comment)
Chris Parnell and Andy Samberg rap a nerdcore hip hop song about The Chronicles of Narnia.
Abbott demonstrates his bush survival skills in a pretty desperate situation.
Obama gets a surprise visit in the night from ex-Presidents Bush Sr., Bush Jr., Clinton, Ford, Reagan and Carter.
Hail stones sit next to a tennis ball after the hail storm that swept across Melbourne on March 6, 2010. (Gary)
Which parental leave plan do you prefer, Tony Abbott’s or Kevin Rudd’s?
The government throws prudence - and billions - to the wind, writes Malcolm Turnbull in the National Times.
"It looks as if Kevin Rudd is not the bureaucratic messiah after all, but just another headline-hunting politician."
The Coalition should offer parental leave as part of a reform of family benefits, says Jessica Brown in The Australian.
"A plan for reform, rather than an election year handout, could be the policy that Abbott needs to win support from the big end of town and young mums."
Daniel Engber, in Slate, says get ready for a new front in the war on obesity.
"Since we don't expect kids to make their own decisions, we're free to indulge in all sorts of nanny-state shenanigans, like mandatory gym classes and bans on cafeteria vending machines."
Cameron's team sees itself as the good guys but the whole system is decomposing, writes Rafael Behr in the NewStatesman.
"It is as if, having come back from so many disasters - the economic meltdown, the coups, the Prime Minister's violent rage - Labour had developed a weird immunity to bad news. How do you kill a government of the undead?"
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Rudd Labor's claim that Howard's Coalition decreased spending on health is a fairy tale. It seems to me that to get more bang for our bucks requires an audit of health areas of spending, and one in particular would be the number of administration personnel and what they do or don't contribute in return for their cost to taxpayers.
DT, Healthcare: bang for buck (via story comment)