In this issue:
The Wellbeing of Children: Lessons for Australia;
Copenhagen is No Excuse for Procrastination;
Run Rabbit, Run Rabbit, Run, Run, Run.
The Wellbeing of Children: Lessons for Australia
Security is essential for childhood. If children feel secure, they are more likely to enjoy a full, imaginative, rich childhood. Insecurity, by contrast, burdens the child, and also imposes a greater cost on society in the long run. Prevention is always the more desirable and cheaper option. In this article, Andrew Scott outlines some lessons for Australia from the Nordic countries on how to ensure the wellbeing of children.
Improving Fresh Food Accessibility, Affordability and Choice: Providing Competition in the Australian Retail Grocery Sector
A significant element of preventative health policy is the promotion of equitable access to healthy, nutritious food. The market for such food in Australia, however, is dominated by the big supermarkets, reducing both competition and diversity. Jon Wardle and Michael Baranovic argue that apart from the economic problems associated with this monopolistic landscape, there are major health issues at stake.
Copenhagen is No Excuse for Procrastination
It’s much easier to have a meeting about climate change than actually do something about it. In this article, Marion Murphy argues that Australia needs to make an immediate response.
Change That Never Was
On the face of things, politics has changed in Australia and the United States with the replacement of longstanding conservative governments by left of centre administrations. But the appearance of change may now be giving way to underlying continuities. Peter Kuttner reflects on the familiar tone of current debates.
Run Rabbit, Run Rabbit, Run, Run, Run
In an age of rapidly growing ecological awareness, one might think that governments would be more mindful about making environmentally friendly policies. Rodney Crisp finds, however, that we seem to be going backwards in the elementary area of rabbit control.