2000_11_november_architects
…economist. The Productivity Commission put out a report a week ago on the architectural profession (www.pc.gov.au). It ran to 100 pages. They need not have bothered. We all know what…
Journalism and other writing
…economist. The Productivity Commission put out a report a week ago on the architectural profession (www.pc.gov.au). It ran to 100 pages. They need not have bothered. We all know what…
INTERNET www.abs.gov.au the ABS web site is the best place to start for access to summary data from our latest publications, information about the ABS, advice about upcoming releases, our…
…enclosures, steps, door and window frames. It can accumulate on timber used for decks, verandahs and pergolas. It can lodge in gaps in and around timber and other combustible materials…
Fire and gardens Gardens can help or hinder bushfire threat. Choosing the right plants, eliminating the build-up of combustible material, appropriate landscaping materials and sprinkler systems can cut fire risk….
…system whereby political parties lodge preferences with the Australian Electoral Commission. In its place allow people to indicate their own preferences for political parties above the line. Also make it…
…Though, here again, some of that compensation is a bit flimsy and not justified in the face of the importance of freedom of speech, such as compensation for injured feelings….
…at 15 th of the 20 on income inequality (the Gini measure), according to data collect by Martyn Goddard on The Policy Post (www.thepolicypost.net). It comes 17 th when comparing the…
Did we really need the Productivity Commission to tell us that the energy efficiency ratings are a waste of time and money? A week ago it suggested we might have…
…We are already seeing the cracks. Fairfax is producing the National Times online – more centre and centre-left national commentary and it is producing online competition to News Ltd in…
…Sadly, one of the most significant factors to be considered should be an unnecessary one. That factor is the question of whether the phalanx of bureaucrats, special committees, community groups…