There is little doubt that Bob Carr is a fine choice as Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs. The intelligentsia is almost unanimous in its approval. My questions though is “What’s the point?” Australia does not have any discernable foreign policy. And there is no basis for believing that Bob Carr will create one of any meaning. [...]
Archive | March, 2012
The culture of incumbency
Megan McCardle has a great article in The Atlantic on “Why Companies Fail.” In short – it is because of culture. The article explores why companies don’t change, despite all the evidence that they have to. It is not that their leadership doesn’t see the need to change, just that the weight of the culture of [...]
The real education debate
The recent Gonski report into secondary education funding is an important contribution to the challenges of providing a fair and meaningful opportunity for all Australians to an education. It does not, however, discuss what that education should be. The New York Times published a long article back in January on the challenges the ‘iEconomy‘ poses [...]
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The next phase for the Euro
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The ersatz parliament
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McNamara’s lessons for today’s war
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Swan’s amazing chutzpah
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Vale, Neil Armstrong
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