Past Programs
Government and Politics - 2004
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The Election Campaign In Review
08/10/2004
Who's offering the best policies on health, education, national security, the protection of old growth native forests ... just to name a few? Will the big spending promises sway your vote? Who won the campaign? And what issues didn't get a hearing?
Week In Review
09/07/2004
The four topics:
Should there need to be stricter regulation of direct marketing? Are foreign trained doctors working here up to scratch? Have Australian youth switched off politics?
Politics can get dirty but should personal attacks be ruled off limits?
Generation X
07/07/2004
Baby Boomers pride themselves on being the protest generation and complain that GEN X is self-centred and apolitical. But are they apolitical or have politicians lost interest in the youth vote?
Will Peter Garrett Be A Vote Winner?
17/06/2004
Will rock star and environmental activist, Peter Garrett, be a Labor draw card? As Labor's new celebrity recruit, he's been given a safe seat. And assuming he's elected, Garrett seems destined for the frontbench. But will he be a vote winner?
The May 2004 Budget
13/05/2004
Go forth and multiply says the Treasurer. And indeed his latest effort has been dubbed the "breeding budget". There's more family payments, more childcare places, more cash handouts and a bigger baby bonus. But is the budget as family friendly as Peter Costello wants us to believe?
Australian Intelligence Service
03/05/2004
Australian intelligence services - how good a job are they doing? Or has it become a case of hear no evil, see no evil and most importantly speak no evil to the government of the day. Do we need a Royal Commission to investigate our intelligence agencies?
