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Free-rein proposal by Canberra should be hobbled before the passYet that was a political decision made in the heat of 2010. It's one promise she should break. Happily, most referendums fail. Only eight of the 44 since federation have been successful. This one deserves to join the losers. Chris Berg is a research ... |
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When the numbers don't add up, Swan is surplus to requirementsThere's a chance Labor could survive, even if that chance is extremely remote. But if Labor does win, its first priority must be to deal with the problem of the Treasurer. □Chris Berg is a research fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs. Twitter ... |
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Look out, the Scandinavian children are aboutThe parental leave wars continue, with Institute of Public Affairs research fellow Chris Berg weighing in at The Drum. His obvious displeasure at the fact that parental leave has been put at the centre of political debate echoes much of the Right, who ... |
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MARION TOWN MEETING, NIGHT 2: Solar garden passes, but not solar bylawResident Chris Berg asked how much the old truck would get on the open market and Joyce reported that one estimate had the value at $3,000 to $4,000 value and a second of $2,000 to $2,500. Dickerson said they would work with the Fire Department in the ... |
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Federalism and local governmentThe case against was put last Sunday by my friend Chris Berg in the Fairfax papers. Let me start by saying that my view of local government is much closer to Jaensch's than to Berg's. While it is fashionable in certain circles to dismiss local councils ... |
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Referendum plan 'could weaken state governments'A researcher at the centre, Chris Berg says it would allow federal governments of one political persuasion to by-pass a state government of another persuasion and take all the credit for funding local facilities. "This has nothing to do with local ... |
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Ready to rodeo: Wenatchee bullrider talks about life in the ringA crew covered the ice with a fiberglass insulated floor, then topped it with heavy plastic, plywood and about 20 semitruck loads of dirt from Bob's Apple Barrel Bark in Wenatchee, said Chris Berg, director of operations at the TTC. Two frontloaders ... |
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Learn more about Ed Polcer and His All-StarsEd Polcer's All Stars include Adrian Cunningham on sax and clarinet, Doug Finke on trombone, Mike Darrah on piano, Chris Berg on bass and Jim Leslie on drums. Tickets are $15 and available at Wayne County Foundation, Earlham College-Runyan Center ... |
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Free-rein proposal by Canberra should be hobbled before the passYet that was a political decision made in the heat of 2010. It's one promise she should break. Happily, most referendums fail. Only eight of the 44 since federation have been successful. This one deserves to join the losers. Chris Berg is a research ... |
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When the numbers don't add up, Swan is surplus to requirementsThere's a chance Labor could survive, even if that chance is extremely remote. But if Labor does win, its first priority must be to deal with the problem of the Treasurer. □Chris Berg is a research fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs. Twitter ... |
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