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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Writing the posthumous biography of a famous friend such as Bill Leak poses a few challenges but none as daunting as those he faced.
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Even fundamental libertarians cannot deny the mutual responsibility we have towards each other, including people inclined to make stupid decisions. By Fred Pawle
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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The idea of our rural roads and highways being wired up with electric-car charging stations appeals only to inner-city dreamers.
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The protest movement against oil drilling in the Great Australian Bight is growing. Curiously, most of the protesters are among Australia’s most avid oil consumers. By Fred Pawle.
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