Following our recent MRC report into electricity prices, MRC Senior Fellow Nick Cater has been actively exploring new arguments in support of nuclear power. As Nick’s recent work has found, the claim that renewable energy is cheapest is easily refuted by examining comparative electricity costs across Europe. Countries that invest in nuclear have consistently cheaper prices than those that do not.
Read MoreCritics on the left are loathe to recognise Trump’s contribution towards diplomatic normalcy in the Middle East. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreReports that Iran and China are on the verge of entering into an economic and security partnership that would vastly expand Chinese presence in Iranian banking, telecommunications, ports, and railways - as well as foster security co-operation - should deeply trouble the Morrison government and all Australians. By Colin Rubenstein.
Read MoreWhat we do know is that no matter how hard we push it, our actions are unlikely to make China give up its claims. By Senator Jim Molan.
Read MoreHong Kong once symbolised the hope that Chinese tyranny could be softened by freedom and prosperity. The world now knows otherwise. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreRace riots are ‘as American as cherry pie’. These current riots are not harbingers of decline. Rather, they confirm the US’s perennial respect for liberty. By Henry Ergas.
Read MoreThe Chinese Communist Party’s refusal to accept responsibility for COVID-19 is no surprise to anybody who has watched it suppress freedom in Hong Kong. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreNew Zealanders go to the polls this year. If our observations there this week are correct, the voters are facing a stark contrast of choices. By Tim James.
Read MoreChina’s hamfisted attempts to suppress the cause and extent of coronavirus were never going to work in countries that have free speech and media. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreMost Britons who brave the winter weather to vote in the general election this week will be hoping for an overdue return to stability. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreDespite the global media’s obsession with the President’s impeachment, ordinary Americans say the United States is happier and more prosperous than it has been in years. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreThe new antisemitism follows an old formula: a resentment of modernity and contempt for Judaism’s identity forged from birth and faith. By Henry Ergas.
Read MoreFreedom and individualism are timeless principles, as Ronald Reagan’s first major speech, delivered 55 years ago this month, reminds us. By Sean Jacobs.
Read MoreSydney University’s reliance on a totalitarian regime is a betrayal of the oldest civilising tradition in history. Free speech should not be for sale, especially at a university.
Read MoreAfter voting decisively to leave the EU, Britain is now hobbled by second thoughts and ineffective MPs. Meanwhile, world trade shifts away from Europe.
Read MoreThe people running Australia’s universities are more interested in Chinese students and money than they are in freedom of speech. By Will Jefferies.
Read MoreUnlike 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.
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