The government does seem to make an effort to elicit actual discussion in their government papers, and the new Electoral Reform Green Paper is a perfect example.
Green paper
16-year-old wannabe voters get a boost
Here are the headline grabbers from the government’s electoral reform paper, says William Bowe: serious discussion of voluntary voting for 16-year-olds. And could resigning MPs suffer financial penalties?
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Spinning the Green Paper 1: a better sell than the budget
The selling of the Green paper has been a far superior sell job by the government than this year’s May budget, a sign that the government is maturing, writes Adam Kilgour.
Spinning the Green Paper II: the 24-hour approach
The Government’s Green paper pitch was compromised by its fixation on short term objectives, writes Trevor Cook.
Green Paper: ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?
Whatever else the emissions trading scheme announced by Penny Wong yesterday will be, it won’t be very good at cutting our carbon emissions, writes Bernard Keane.
Milne: Still time for PM Rudd to lead
It’s not too late for Rudd and Wong still have a chance to lead from the front, writes Greens senator Christine Milne.
Pearse: Rudd following Howard’s lead?
Kevin Rudd may not look like he’s following John Howard on climate change, but he may well be, writes Guy Pearse.
Hamilton: Shameless political capitulation
The Green Paper confirms that the Rudd Government does not really get climate change, neither its urgency nor its seriousness, writes Clive Hamilton.
