For Nicholas Gruen, Peter Costello’s tenth budget is a reminder of earlier days.

The quest for democracy shouldn’t obscure the real lessons of Iraq, argues Clive Hamilton.

In the end, Joh was the agent of his own political destruction, writes Brian Costar.

Federalism needs to be reinvented to end buck passing and duplication, argues George Williams.

Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone is considering a seasonal workers visa for foreign workers to pick Australian fruit. Peter Mares says we should learn from Canada’s experience.