The Independent Australian

Editorial
The public’s right to know is deflected by cries of mudslinging and by armies of spin merchants.

Government Incumbency Dominance
The benefits of incumbency are making changes in government difficult and leading to hollowing out of the political parties.

Chief Minister Survives Censure: Attacks Coroner Again
ACT  Chief Minister Stanhope shows how incumbency helps defend the indefensible.

Downer’s Double Standards On Military Coups
Downer is selective in condemnation of coups.
More DFAT Hypocrisy: Woolcott’s Own Spin
An attack on governments who obscure the truth from one who used to practise it.

Doubts About The Causes Of Global Warming
A contrary view to the increasingly accepted view that global warming is man-made.

Costless Conservation
We can take precautionary measures to reduce energy consumption which are economically rational.

Bulldozing Progress in Papua-New Guinea
A social, economic and environmental disaster.

The Inverell Forum
Another successful meeting for those interested in something out of the ordinary.

Jewish Split Over Israel And Palestine
Independent Australian Jewish Voices differs from the hard-line Zionist colonists.

An Update From Hebron
The position in Hebron is no better, but the activities of Jewish human rights groups gives rise for hope.

Guilt Inducement - Whiteness Studies
A new academic fad to make you feel guilty about your very being.

Spotlight On The Hill
A bumper edition of comment, mostly about things governments prefer not to talk about.

Book Review
The Chameleon Crown: The Queen and Her Australian Governor by Anne Twomey.
A book review by Sir David Smith that is more like an essay. An essential background account if an incoming Rudd Government starts tinkering with current arrangements.