Feature Archive

April 2019 - 20 years of Australian eJournalism: How's that working for you now?
20 years ago On Line Opinion first bloomed into print. It was an era when modems were still dial-up, newspapers had web pages, but not a lot on them, certainly not article comments, and the word "blog" was virtually unknown. Back then publishing on the Internet was all promise and euphoria. Now we're beginning to see the consequences and we're asking our contributors and others how it has worked out for them. This feature will run for as long as there is interesting material to fill it.

April 2014 - Saving Australia
Some estimates suggest the Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey needs to shave at least $70 Billion from expenditure to keep the budget under control. What would you cut, or is there an alternative growth solution? Submissions to editor@onlineopinion.com.au

January 2014 - What I've been reading
Reading electronic books is cheaper than going to the movies, so you've been reading more, and have more to talk about this summer, don't you? Don't be mean - share them with us. Submissions to the editor

November 2013 - Under new management
Government has changed and we're under new management, so what advice can we give the new managers, and what the old?

May 2013 - Hard cuts
Are state and federal budget deficits inevitable, and does that matter? Can, or should, we pull back into surplus, and who should bear the cost?

April 2013 - The reality of Australian governance continued
Political scientists and commentators often reminisce about a past when politics was supposed to be more heroic. Is nostalgia justified, and what are the real prospects for governance in the present and the future?

March 2013 - The reality of Australian governance
Political scientists and commentators often reminisce about a past when politics was supposed to be more heroic. Is nostalgia justified, and what are the real prospects for governance in the present and the future?