Category Archives: social and personal issues

Social and community issues, including social psychology

The professional reporter in this brave new world

Posted on 21 November 2017 by Peter Boyer

Professional journalism has never faced challenges like today’s, and we have never needed it more. If only one Australian was left unmoved by seeing Jacqui Lambie say goodbye to the Senate last week, or Penny Wong hear the news that … Continue reading →

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What price will we pay for a job?

Posted on 10 October 2017 by Peter Boyer

Politicians are exploiting economic insecurity to put public resources into highly-questionable ventures. No-one should underestimate the fear that accompanies the threat of being sacked, the dismay that comes with being unemployed, or the lengths to which people will go to … Continue reading →

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Renewable energy and the battle to save Whyalla

Posted on 26 September 2017 by Peter Boyer

An unlikely marriage between a UK steel baron and an Australian economist may be a turning point in Australia’s crippling energy wars South Australia has always been our nation’s odd one out, ever since its first European settlement was founded … Continue reading →

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