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Charles Richardson

Charles Richardson is a Melbourne-based writer and political commentator, and a former editor of Policy.

Publications by Author

  1. FEATURE: Is Citizenship Necessary?

    Charles Richardson | 06 Jan 2012 | POLICY Magazine

    When many people have ties to multiple locations, the idea of citizenship itself may need rethinking.

  2. FEATURE: Fusion: The Party System We Had To Have?

    Charles Richardson | 03 Mar 2009 | POLICY Magazine

    A hundred years ago, the fusion of the Protectionist and Free Trade parties created the party system that still dominates... Read More...

  3. FEATURE: The Future of European Liberalism

    Charles Richardson | 03 Mar 2007 | POLICY Magazine

    Multi-party European parliaments provide a place for distinctively liberal parties.

  4. BOOK REVIEW: The Australian Electoral System: Origins, Variations and Consequences

    Charles Richardson | 07 Jul 2006 | POLICY Magazine

    The Australian Electoral System: Origins, Variations and Consequences by David M Farrell and Ian McAllister (University of... Read More...

  5. BOOK REVIEW: The Latham Diaries

    Charles Richardson | 12 Dec 2005 | POLICY Magazine

    The Latham Diaries by Mark Latham (Melbourne University Press, 2005.)

  6. FEATURE: Forced To Be Free? Compelling Voluntary Student Unionism

    Charles Richardson | 09 Sep 2005 | POLICY Magazine

    The ossified politics of an earlier era are behind the VSU bill.

  7. BOOK REVIEW: Why Universities Matter

    Charles Richardson | 06 Jun 2000 | POLICY Magazine

    Why Universities Matter: A Conversations about Values, Means and Directions edited by Tony Coady (Allen and Unwin, 2000.)

  8. BOOK REVIEW: Governing Morals: A Social History of Moral Regulation

    Charles Richardson | 12 Dec 1999 | POLICY Magazine

    Governing Morals: A Social History of Moral Regulation by Alan Hunt (Cambridge University Press, 1999.)

  9. BOOK REVIEW: Justice for Here and Now

    Charles Richardson | 03 Mar 1999 | POLICY Magazine

    Justice for Here and Now by James P. Sterba (Cambridge University Press, 1998.)

  10. FEATURE: Liberalism in Economics and Politics

    Charles Richardson | 12 Dec 1998 | POLICY Magazine

    An interview with Antonio Martino, Professor of Economics and Chairman of the Department of Political Science at the Free... Read More...

  11. BOOK NOTES: A Plague On Both Your Houses: Minor Parties in Australia

    Charles Richardson | 12 Dec 1998 | POLICY Magazine

    A Plague on Both Your Houses: Minor Parties in Australia by Dean Jaensch and David Mathieson (Allen & Unwin, 1998.)

  12. BOOK NOTES: War on the Wharves: A Cartoon History

    Charles Richardson | 12 Dec 1998 | POLICY Magazine

    War on the Wharves: A Cartoon History edited by Christopher Sgeil (Pluto Press, 1998.)

  13. EDITORIAL: Spring 1998

    Charles Richardson | 09 Sep 1998 | POLICY Magazine

    Editorial for POLICY Magazine Issue Spring 1998.

  14. BOOK REVIEW: Rewriting the Sexual Contact

    Charles Richardson | 09 Sep 1998 | POLICY Magazine

    Rewriting the Sexual Contact edited by Geoff Dench (Institute of Community Studies, 1997.)

  15. BOOK NOTES: Corporate Welfare Policy and the Welfare State

    Charles Richardson | 09 Sep 1998 | POLICY Magazine

    Corporate Welfare Policy and the Welfare State by Davita Glasberg and Dan Skidmore (Walter de Gruyter & co, 1997.) 

  16. INTERVIEW: Exchange Rates, Banking and Thatcherism

    Charles Richardson | 06 Jun 1998 | POLICY Magazine

    Sir Alan Walters speaks to Charles Richardson.

  17. BOOKNOTES: On the Relevance of Metaethics

    Charles Richardson | 06 Jun 1998 | POLICY Magazine

    On the Origin of MetaEthics edited by Jocelyne Couture and Kai Nielsen (University of Calgary Press, 1997.)

  18. INTERVIEW: The Asian Meltdown

    Charles Richardson | 03 Mar 1998 | POLICY Magazine

    Christopher Lingle speaks to Charles Richardson about the 1997-1998 Financial events in East Asia and their underlying causes.

  19. FEATURE: The New Wealth of Nations: Australian Postscript

    Charles Richardson | 12 Dec 1997 | POLICY Magazine

    Does Australia fit the Bill? As compared with the U.S., our clearest economic failing is unemployment.

  20. EDITORIAL: Summer 1997

    Charles Richardson | 20 Nov 1997 | POLICY Magazine

    Editorial for POLICY Magazine Summer 1997 issue.

  21. BOOK REVIEW: The Politics of Retribution: The 1996 Federal Election

    Charles Richardson | 06 Jun 1997 | POLICY Magazine

    The Politics of Rertibution: The 1996 Federal Election edited by Clive Bean, Marian Simms, Scott Bennett and John Warhurst... Read More...

  22. BOOK REVIEW: Winning and Losing: Australian National Elections

    Charles Richardson | 09 Sep 1996 | POLICY Magazine

    Winning and Losing: Australian National Elections by Scott Bennett (Melbourne University Press, 1996.)

  23. BOOK REVIEW: The Business of Business Ethics

    Charles Richardson | 30 Nov -0001 | POLICY Magazine

    The Morality of Business Enterprise by Norman Barry (Aberdeen University, 1991.)

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