But Fear Itself

Unlike most of the media, Stoic philosophers knew this pandemic was coming, and can offer simple advice about how to survive it. By Fred Pawle.

COVID-19, Culture, Fred PawleFred PawleApril 18, 2020

Reading The Crowd

We are not using technology properly in this crisis. There are smarter ways to prevent the virus spreading. By Fred Pawle.

COVID-19, Fred PawleFred PawleApril 4, 2020

A Sorry Business

Another promising Australian energy project has been abandoned for the usual reason: doing business here is too difficult and expensive. By Fred Pawle.

Energy and Environment, Fred PawleFred PawleFebruary 28, 2020

Equinor's Green Light

Despite a vicious, deceptive campaign against it, an application to explore for oil in the Greta Australian Bight was today given environmental approval. By Fred Pawle.

Energy and Environment, Fred PawleFred PawleDecember 18, 2019

Fright For The Bight

Some of our beaches will be inundated this weekend by avid oil consumers demanding the expulsion of a Norwegian oil company from the Great Australian Bight.

Energy and Environment, Fred PawleFred PawleNovember 22, 2019

Biting the Hand

Taxpayers have been funding research into lethal sharks for 20 years but all they’ve received in return are dangerous beaches. By Fred Pawle

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Bio Hazard

Writing the posthumous biography of a famous friend such as Bill Leak poses a few challenges but none as daunting as those he faced.

Culture, Fred PawleFred PawleOctober 31, 2019Fred Pawle

Moral Haze

Even fundamental libertarians cannot deny the mutual responsibility we have towards each other, including people inclined to make stupid decisions. By Fred Pawle

Culture, Fred PawleFred PawleJuly 12, 2019Fred Pawle

The Wealth Industry

Your medical data will help unlock the secrets of countless ailments and cures, generating billions in profits. So shouldn’t you share the spoils? By Fred Pawle.

Health, Fred PawleFred PawleJuly 6, 2019Fred Pawle

Red Tape: A Growth Industry

As two Coalition Governments focus on increasing efficiency in the public service, a new report warns us that bureaucratic waste is dangerously high. By Fred Pawle.

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They Know the Drill

It doesn’t matter how much information you share with environmentalists, their conclusions are the same: fossil fuel miners are destroying the planet. By Fred Pawle.

Fred Pawle, Energy and EnvironmentFred PawleJune 22, 2019Fred Pawle

Brotherhood of Bob

Amid the nostalgia of Bob Hawke’s memorial in Sydney was the nagging feeling that Labor is unlikely to produce another leader as great as him. By Fred Pawle.

Politics, Fred PawleFred PawleJune 14, 2019Fred Pawle

The People Versus

Unlike their counterparts in the democratic West, the protesters in Hong Kong are advocating to retain one of the fundamental legacies of British colonialism. By Fred Pawle.

World, Fred PawleFred PawleJune 14, 2019World

Well-oiled Machine

The activists who swung the election in Corangamite ironically are heavy consumers of the product against which they were protesting. By Fred Pawle

Energy and Environment, Fred PawleFred PawleMay 24, 2019

Facts Win Elections

How a series of incisive reports and a robust campaign to inform the electorate helped swing the result in the 2019 federal election. By Fred Pawle.

Politics, Fred PawleFred PawleMay 23, 2019

A Liberal Warrior

Sir John Carrick AC KCMG said life is a ‘limitless adventure’. His own life, as a soldier, POW and Senator, is testimony to it. By James Mathias and Fred Pawle.

James Mathias, Fred Pawle, Liberal PartyFred PawleMay 17, 2019James Mathias, Fred Pawle