Transport
Mischief to disrupt consensus on city transport planning
John Mant Barry O'Farrell has announced the traffic engineers' version of the planners' City of Sydney Planning Commission - a joint state/city committee with four state nominees and three council nominees to...
We've forgotten our manners on public transport
Ennis Cehic Will you please move down so we can all fit in? You've heard this before haven't you? It's a commanding voice that is often heard on trams and trains.
Public transport's time has come
Nick Lewocki Nearly 50 years ago, I started working on the NSW Railways as a station attendant at Glenfield Station.
Love thy neighbour, with fires
When did our neighbours become strangers? Why is it that knowing your neighbours has become an antiquated concept? While it's true that this is not a universal problem - indeed, we are lucky to have...
It's not just Big Brother: even his toys are watching
Guy Rundle Total surveillance is just another nail in the coffin of civil society.
A whole lot of dollars, but no sense of restraint
Bruce Guthrie In the late 19th century, in an essay entitled Gospel of Wealth, American industrialist Andrew Carnegie offered advice on how the rich should behave: Provide moderately, give generously and live...
We came here to learn, but we live in fear
Shuting Dong An attack in Sydney reinforces a Chinese student's perceptions.
London takes a no-nonsense spin class with Boris
Mark Textor Much has been written about the winning London mayoralty campaign for Boris Johnson, a campaign directed by my business partner Lynton Crosby.
War of the words is being lost
THE campaign for clear English is obviously in the doldrums. What our transport authorities, police and media do to our language is enough to make anyone wake up screaming in the night.
Grotesque cases show failure of regulation
Richard Ackland Clive James, 73, was ambushed in a Cambridge street by a film crew from A Current Affair last week.
A nudge and a wink and the taxi is on the boss
Ross Cameron Since the NSW Police announced an investigation into the Cabcharge claims of a member of the Federal Parliament, it would be improper to reflect on the merit of the allegations or the explanations...
What's mined is yours ... sort of
Geoff Strong From a country that once believed its prosperity rode on the back of a sheep, we have transformed into one that rides on the top of a mineral conveyor belt.
The unkindest cut
Farrah Tomazin The Coalition may be cutting the ground out from under itself, writes Farrah Tomazin.
Where lies the real enemy in Afghanistan?
Patrick Porter For 10 years, Australia has been wading deeper into an uncertain mire in Afghanistan.
Giving way on the road won't kill you either
Ian Munro A TAC safety campaign unfairly lays all the blame on the motorcyclist.
Fair distribution of wealth will enrich Australian society
Philip Freier The common good must motivate our nation at every possible level.
Economic epidemic: avoid American disease-like plague
Jonathan Tasini If economics were as precise as medicine, a smart economic "physician" would look at the hand-wringing here over "Dutch disease" and peg it as a short-term bug needing some care, a few aspirin and...
No decent reason to rail against the machine
Heckler I'M UPSET. No, actually, I'm very angry. How come people who don't live in the area and never use it, can tell me my chosen mode of transport is useless and proceed to take it away from me? Yes, I'm...
Love is a battlefield
Bob Carr Tread carefully: a battlefield visit can take over your life. The American Civil War can grab you by the throat.
Perils outweigh thirst for speed
Geoff Strong Jet-skis are the blowflies of the bay: on a hot summer day they multiply to plague proportions and for anyone in their proximity not of their kind, they are a pest.
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