Policy headed in right direction
Henry ErgasA lack of detail is worrying but the National Energy Guarantee is a welcome improvement on past electricity policy.
Wrong way to exercise a right
Henry ErgasMisleading plebiscites deepen divides, and Australia’s marriage equality survey fits the bill.
Checks, balances go overboard
Henry ErgasThe multi-billion dollar exercise to replace crucial navy equipment has been poorly managed.
Germany slithers to morass
HENRY ERGASDrift of the centrist vote to forces on the right and left is a growing trend in Western democracies.
Intellectuals and filthy lucre
Henry ErgasThe reinvention of social democratic parties ignores the gulf between the left’s preferences and the views of working-class voters.
COMMENTBusting Labor myths
Henry ErgasHouseholds are being squeezed at both ends and our political leadership on both sides is a total loss to find a remedy.
All citizens deserve right to serve
Henry ErgasDual nationality is here to stay but let’s raise the threshold for our greatest gift.
GFC haunts our fragile economies
Henry ErgasACTU and Labor back the regulations that crippled Europe.
Energy sector repeats NBN errors
Henry ErgasThe ambitions in both cases are at odds with technological and economic realities.
Australian liberalism is conservative
Henry ErgasMalcolm Turnbull was right to raise the question of what the party he leads stands for.
You can’t fool all of the people
Henry ErgasABC’s Chris Uhlmann failed to call out the hypocrisy of world leaders at G20 summit.
Cameron moves to help CFMEU
Henry ErgasThere are solid grounds for believing that the construction union is an unruly organisation.
Finkel report modelling flawed
HENRY ERGASThe Finkel report on Australia’s energy industry is betrayed by cavalier conclusions and unacceptably poor modelling.
Macron’s big majority misleading
Henry ErgasUnlike British voters, the French seemingly moved to the centre — but in small numbers.
Gonski fund model harms quality
Henry ErgasWeak schools have no incentive to improve unless education funding is made portable.
Liberals, tax your brains and drop the bank levy
Henry ErgasWhatever its final shape, the impost will be inefficient.
France votes, now for round two
Henry ErgasThe French presidency is not in the bag for surprise centrist candidate and former banker Emmanuel Macron.
Turkey faces spectre of despotism
Henry ErgasDire consequences could flow from either result in a crucial referendum.
Mood for change yet no saviour
Henry ErgasFrench National Front leader Marine Le Pen is only the first hurdle in the frontrunner’s path to success.
Le Pen stands to gain
Henry ErgasThe London attack could increase the appeal of Front National’s tough stance on immigration.
‘Zivilcourage’, the Germans say
Henry ErgasControversial French caricaturist Daumier would have recognised this fellow traveller.
Shock and awe in Washington
Henry ErgasDonald Trump could overwhelm the constitutional checks and balances.
Your can talk to people or mob
HENRY ERGASNewly elected US President Donald Trump’s “power to the people” pledge follows a well-worn path.
Protection racket hurts US
Henry ErgasHistory suggests Donald Trump’s trade measures will backfire on the US.
US tariffs threaten a golden age
HENRY ERGASAt the heart of his inaugural address Trump ended America’s long commitment to an open, rules-based, trading system.
Who’ll pay for our long lives?
HENRY ERGASThe incessant fiddling of the retirement income system has only made things worse.
