Articles by Richard Farmer

Julia Gillard has been well received by China, and other political views along the way.

What is it with pollies and kids? Richard Farmer scours the net for worthy contributions.

Are tax policies really the most effective policy to increase retirement savings? Plus other political issues of the day.

Public opinion polling in the United States shows that for the first time in more than four decades of polling on the issue, a majority of Americans favour legalising the use of marijuana. Plus other political news.

The gender bias in scientific studies, plus other political issues of the day.

As the workforce gets more educated, employers are paradoxically wanting fewer and fewer skilled workers. Plus other political issues of the day.

Adelaide punters are jealous of all the western Sydney love, plus other political issues of the day.

Australia is again near the top of the heap in a United Nations Development Programme report, plus other political issues of the day.

The Gold Coast mayor is attacking the $30 a year for the carbon tax, plus other political issues of the day.

The oceans are warming much faster than previously thought, plus other political issues of the day.

The choice of party leader is far too important to be left to parliamentary politicians alone, and other political issues of the day.

Australian politics has come to a pretty pass when a politician is ridiculed for having told the truth. Kevin Rudd and Simon Crean, each in his own way, has suffered from this strange phenomenon since yesterday’s challenge that wasn’t.

Aussie scientists are wasting time chasing grant money, Canadian pollies are getting stuck into banks for lowering taxes, plus other political issues of the day.

Too many entrants to the Daily Leadership Beat-Up Award to even choose a winner, plus other political issues of the day.

Who is going to lead Labor at the next election, the only positive about the Cyprus bank crisis, and other political issues of the day.

Kevin Rudd is likely to bide his time before making any kind of leadership challenge. Plus other political issues of the day.

Sports fans are irate as doping commentary dominates sport coverage, plus other political issues of the day.

What’s wrong with our marine reserves? And other political issues of the day.

Don’t sneer at Alan Jones — without his long-running campaign against coal seam gas, would the issue have come to the attention of the federal government? Plus other political issues of the day.

The media are looking for “Labor figures”, and they’re not too picky who they get. Plus other political issues of the day.

The Labor brand seems to be in decline across the country, and other political stories of the day.

Was Prisoner X’s real name Benjamin Burrows? Or Ben Allman? It’s all very strange. Plus other political issues of the day.

Crikey calls it on the next Pope, and other news and views picked up along the way.

The growth goes on. It really is remarkable that as Australia’s economic growth continues to outshine most of the developed world that the government is apparently held in such low esteem. Especially puzzling to me in this morning’s gross domestic product figures is that New South Wales, where the government is polling so poorly, is […]

Letting supporters choose the leader. An interesting example for our political parties to look at if they really want to become relevant to a greater number of people. Canada’s Liberal Party is in the process of choosing a new leader and has gone well beyond the old practice of letting the elected parliamentary members make […]