The Covid inquiry’s success hinges on whether it reduces the power of government agencies to curtail the behaviour of the many in response to the assumed superior wisdom of the few. By Nick Cater.
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A lengthy podcast interview with Anthony Albanese reveals a prime minister devoid of policy substance. By Nick Cater.
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Falling productivity is killing Anthony Albanese’s election promise of higher wages. By Nick Cater.
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The most commonly heard objection to the Voice is anything but discriminatory. At its heart, the notion of special treatment for anyone offends the Australian spirit of egalitarianism. By Nick Cater.
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The most comprehensive modelling ever done for any policy by any opposition in Australia’s history failed to predict that the wholesale price of electricity would more than double to between $121 MWh in Victoria and $162 in Queensland – somewhat higher than the $50 we had been told to expect. By Nick Cater.
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Our electricity system is coming apart at the seams in the race to meet our climate goals. By Nick Cater.
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Australians have a choice at the next election between a clean energy future founded in practical reality or one driven by dogma and wishful thinking. By Nick Cater.
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Chris Bowen’s argument that nuclear power is too expensive and too difficult to consider, is looking increasingly feeble as the financial and technical challenges of the current plan become apparent. By Nick Cater.
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The NDIS needs more than rebooting. It must be re-engineered from the bottom up. By Nick Cater.
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A report this week by the Grattan Institute offers clues as to how a Labor government might reduce the structural deficit which it estimates will rise to $100 billion if left unchecked by the end of the decade. The report’s title, “Back in black?” would be heartening were it not for the question mark which suggests that Grattan thinks that budget deficits from here to eternity are an actual option. By Nick Cater.
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Apple’s decision to pull out of their agreement to buy power from a proposed wind farm in the Upper Burdekin region marks a turning point in the energy debate. By Nick Cater.
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The opposition’s success in extracting concessions to create more of a level playing field in the Voice debate represents a triumph over cancel culture. By Nick Cater.
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An otherwise clear-headed government stumbled badly on energy policy. By Nick Cater.
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The Victorian government has conceded the state doesn’t have enough land to build wind turbines at the scale required to meet its carbon neutral goals using only renewables. Rather than exploring other low-carbon power sources, the government is doubling down on its renewables obsession by considering offshore wind turbines. By Nick Cater.
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Having brought Labor over the line on nuclear subs, the next logical step for Anthony Albanese is lifting the ban on a civil nuclear industry. By Nick Cater.
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Statement from Paul Espie, Chairman of the Board of the Menzies Research Centre.
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Rather than picking the low hanging fruit of NDIS fraud, Bill Shorten should focus on meaningful reform of the scheme that he helped create. By Nick Cater.
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Matt Hancock and Daniel Andrews both embody the kind of politician that Robert Menzies called out decades earlier during the height of World War Two – those who cultivate a fear-based narrative out of fear of losing their grip on power. By Nick Cater.
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