Why the Doha Round is failing

The Doha Round fizzer is an embarrassment. The past sixty years of GATT and WTO negotiations have seen a lot of rocky moments but talks have never died. Governments dont't want to damage the brand, so they go on resurrecting their 'determination' in press releases from the G-8 or the G-20. But they've privately calculated the…

Trade ‘imbalances’ are misleading

No need, no gain, no glory

I agree with Brendan O'Neill: it really appears that both major political parties continue to endorse Australia's participation in the bloody Afghan war to save face.

Led by lunatics

Feather duster ambush