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Keywords: Protectionism

AUSTRALIA

Reflecting on justice for asylum seekers during an election campaign
- Frank Brennan
- 30 May 2016
5 Comments
'Being in the middle of an election campaign, I will not be making any partisan party political points. However being here in the bellwether seat of Eden-Monaro, I will conclude with a critique of both major political parties, and with one piece of political advice for citizens of goodwill seeking a national asylum policy more in harmony with the ideals set out by our bishops in their social justice statement.' Yass Catholic Parish Potluck Dinner, 28 May 2016
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ENVIRONMENT

Push for boycott ban reveals economic double standard
- Fatima Measham
- 16 April 2014
6 Comments
A review of competition laws is allowing the Government and industry groups to push for a ban on environmental boycotts. It is a strange protectionism that portrays industries as victims, defenceless against the barrage of readily available information. It appears the free flow of information cannot be so free as to disrupt capital, and the only legitimate choices within a free market are ones unimpeded by ethics or conscience.
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AUSTRALIA

Abbott and the new Catholic Conservatism
- Michael Furtado
- 20 April 2010
30 Comments
There is much to salvage from Howard's policies, misconstrued as universally liberal and bereft of state intervention in the interests of the underprivileged. More could be done to link such a policy frame with several aspects of Catholic Social Teaching.
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ENVIRONMENT

One year on, Garnaut's glass half full
- Tony Kevin
- 16 September 2009
5 Comments
If anyone expected Ross Garnaut to be bitter about the Government's inadequate response to his 2008 Review, they were wrong. He is optimistic about the positive public impact of the Review and said climate change denialists are 'grasping at straws'.
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ENVIRONMENT

Paying the climate change piper
- Tony Kevin
- 09 September 2008
7 Comments
In The Pied Piper of Hamelin, a town tries to buy a cheap solution to a terrible problem, and their children pay the price. In light of Garnaut's latest, coservative climate change recommendations, it seems we may need a Class 5 tropical cyclone slamming into Brisbane to jolt us into decisive action.
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