No. 30 March 2002
The Spoilt Brat of Australian Industry by Hal Turton
Measuring poverty: How to decide? by Pamela Kinnear
Tuvalu’s last legal resort by Clive Hamilton
The revolt of the Magic Pudding: Sharing the car in Australia
by Nancy Folbre
The silence of the good: Taking child abuse seriously
by Pamela Kinnear, Shona Chisholm and Jacqui Rees
Australia echoes ‘big brother’ again by John Langmore
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