(Published on ‘The Drum’ 3 November 2010) Australia’s alliance with the USA seems to be popular with the Australian electorate. Polls by the Lowy Institute (LI) and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) suggest strong support for the Australian-US alliance. These polls tell us that most Australians regard the alliance as important “for Australia’s […]
Utilitarianism and politics
Summary: However applicable utilitarianism is to the development or assessment of ethics and public policy, in the end, it probably adds little to successful navigation of the political process. In 2010 Professor Peter Singer delivered an oration to the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA). His topic was ‘Ethics & Public Policy’. Professor Singer advocated a […]
Answering the Environmental Crisis: Democratic Mobilisation or Technical Fix?
Summary: Discusses neo-liberalism and the environment, geo-engineering, Co2 removal, solar radiation management, carbon emissions pricing, criticism of emissions trading, price signals and innovation, progress traps, Easter Island, Latin America and China, persistence of global poverty, the environmental movement, future generations, precautionary principle, economic cycles and environmentalism, unions and the environment. Introduction UK journalist and environmental […]
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