The consequences of medicalising children who later feel they shouldn’t have been set on that path can be devastating. By Claire Chandler.
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Electoral matters matter a great deal and GetUp’s form is frankly stunning – so what action must be taken? By Tim James.
Activists supporting Victoria’s Conversion Bill should stop pretending they’re aligned with the grassroots campaigns of women’s rights or same-sex marriage. By Nick Cater.
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It’s time to look ahead and consider what’s coming in 2021. By Tim James.
Legislation before the Victorian parliament under the pretext of preventing transphobia blurs the boundaries between public and private life and provides cover for harassing churches or individuals with no consequences. By Nick Cater.
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Western Australia has endured an eventful year at the hands of a hubristic premier focused on winning elections instead of delivering services. By Caroline Di Russo.
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The Victorian Government’s self-serving Budget blows financial decency to the winds of change. By Beverley McArthur.
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Strong progress at this half way point of the federal term. By Tim James.
Elected leaders and bureaucrats emboldened by public acquiescence to increased illiberalism will struggle to relinquish their powers as the pandemic threat recedes. By Nick Cater.
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The human toll of going no place but home in Dan’s State of Disaster is unconscionable. By Beverley McArthur.
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A new report by Nick Cater and Nicolle Flint charts the progress of female representation in Australian parliaments since 2013 and presents a strategy for further improvement in line with Liberal principles.
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Housing stimulus must be timely and actionable to succeed. Labor’s plan is neither. By Tim James.
Labor clearly hasn’t thought through its ‘no-brainer’ housing policy commitment. By James Mathias.
Victoria’s onerous and constantly shifting targets for easing restrictions dash any hopes for a full recovery this year. By Katie Allen.
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The Treasurer has delivered a Liberal budget in illiberal circumstances, built on enterprise, families and hope. By Nick Cater.
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The pandemic-induced triumph of power over democratic process will further erode our trust in the political establishment. By David Kemp.
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Soil carbon measurement yields proven benefits for biodiversity and could potentially reward farmers. But it faces resistance from an absolutist green movement. By Nick Cater.
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Clutching at half-formed and unproven ideas, clean energy fanatics readily rubbish practical and scalable solutions such as gas, which has a critical role to play in the smooth transition towards renewables. By Nick Cater.
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