Do stimulus packages work? To answer the question, you need to know what people do with the government handouts. Andrew Leigh looks at what Aussie households did with their $12 billion.
August, 2009
IKEA farewells Futura
After 50 years of marrying all its marketing to its own iconic version of the Futura typeface, IKEA has suddenly switched to web-standard font Verdana. Although it will allow them greater consistency around the world, does it come at the expense of the company’s unique branding?
Climate change to heat up Bradfield byelection
Brendan Nelson’s caution on emissions trading helped lose him the Liberal leadership. Ironically, the Coalition’s climate change policy will prove crucial in the Bradfield byelection, writes Miranda Devine.
The Kennedy family tree
In the wake of Ted Kennedy’s death, refresh your memory about who’s who in the famous Kennedy clam with The Washington Post’s visual guide to the complex web of relationships.
Court fiasco leaves government scrambling
The Federal Government was caught by surprise with the ruling of the nation’s top military court as invalid, and is now in a mad scramble to pass legislation that restores some order to Australia’s Defence Force.
Military court brought down by a balls up
Australia’s top military court has been ruled constitutionally invalid, leaving 170 cases in question and the military justice system in disarray — and it was all brought down over a pair of testicles.
Military justice in tatters
The case that brought down the nation’s highest court might have seemed more at home on Big Brother, says Joel Gibson.
PODCAST: Nancy Reagan on Ted Kennedy
The Reagans and the Kennedys. It seems an unlikely friendship but on the death of Ted Kennedy, former First Lady Nancy Reagan chats with her son Ron about the two families’ close relationship.
Costello to be next Victorian premier?
Peter Costello is at a career crossroads. He should head into state politics, get rid of the Labor government and become the next premier of Victoria, writes Arthur Sinodinos.
Who could replace Rees as Premier?
It is the disunity in the NSW Labor government that has kept Nathan Rees as Premier for so long. But, the main issue for voters is, who is a valid leadership option? asks Simon Benson.
The Kennedy paradox
Ted Kennedy was held in high regard by people from all over the political spectrum, yet never fell into the trap of trying to be all things to all people, says E.J. Dionne Jr.
One man, many memories
Salon’s compendium of opinions on Ted Kennedy, from those who loved and loathed him.
Ted Kennedy: a life of redemption
Late US Senator Ted Kennedy was “born to privilege and screwed it up”, writes Michael White. He did, however, do much to right his wrongs.
PHOTO GALLERY: Ted Kennedy, a life in pictures
The Boston Globe presents a visual history of highlights in the fascinating life of Ted Kennedy.
John Howard: bill of rights = triumph of elitism
A bill of rights would take away the rights of “ordinary Australians” and put too much power in the hands of judges, argued Australia’s former PM at last night’s Menzies lecture.
In the words of Ted Kennedy
Read Ted Kennedy’s eloquent speech at the 1980 Democratic Convention, in which he conceded defeat to Jimmy Carter.
A musical tribute to Ted Kennedy
US Republican Senator Orrin Hatch has released a song written in tribute to Ted Kennedy, despite their many political differences.
Chappaquiddick marked Ted Kennedy’s life
The incident at Chappaquiddick, in 1969 where a young woman drowned, severely impacted Ted Kennedy’s life, with the constant question ‘could he have saved her?’, writes Graeme Leech.
Health care: Ted Kennedy’s life cause
Heath care was “the heart of my belief in a just society”, said Ted Kennedy, and US health care reform will bear the fingerprints of Kennedy, writes Ezra Klein.
A champion of human rights
Ted Kennedy’s greatest legacy may be on domestic issues, but his legacy as a champion of global human rights should not go unacknowledged, says Adam Clymer.
Does Obama carry the Kennedy torch?
The Ted Kennedy legacy lives on in President Barack Obama, who was encouraged by Kennedy to run for the presidency.
Vicki Kennedy: Ted’s great love
Vicki Kennedy was a single mother and 20 years younger than her future husband Ted Kennedy, when she met him in 1991.
No heir to inherit Kennedy crown
The death of Ted Kennedy may mark the end of the Kennedy family’s role in American politics.
