Bad policy is usually devised in response to public anxiety and uninformed commentators. Better solutions are the result of thorough research and calm assessment. By Nick Cater.
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Australia’s leading medical adviser in this crisis is perfectly qualified to deal with it. We should heed his advice. By Tim James.
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As the political wind changes direction in response to COVID-19, the left is looking increasingly lost and meaningless. Will they learn from their mistake, or double down? By Nick Cater.
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Australia took a small step towards extracting more gas this week, but we are still using only a tiny fraction of this cheap, clean and accessible resource. By Tim James.
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Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has placed a dubious legal reform in front of the medical crisis that is preoccupying every other politician in the world. By James Mathias.
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Even if this virus could be cured tomorrow, the economic recovery will be slow and arduous. Urgent reforms are needed for us to bounce back stronger. By Nick Cater.
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Australians born since 1945 are now experiencing the biggest disruption ever to their lives. Are they ready for it? By Nick Cater.
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Billions of dollars are flowing to the lawyers and funders of class actions while those who should get the money – the victims – are sometimes getting nothing. By Jason Falinski.
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New 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.
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Tony Abbott brought discipline, passion and extensive philosophical knowledge to the prime ministership, which is reflected in his brilliant anthology of speeches. By Julian Leeser.
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China’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.
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Anachronistic content laws are hobbling Australia’s free-to-air networks as they try to compete against powerful global streaming services. By Tim James.
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Millennials and Gen Y kids are demanding a greater say in their own future by backing fashionable causes and a murderous political system they are too young to remember. By Nick Cater.
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Victoria’s new Gender Equality Commissioner is just the start of workplace totalitarianism. Small businesses will suffer most. By Nick Cater.
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One side has a policy with a strategy, the other has empty rhetoric that could only appeal to overeducated elitists. No prize for guessing which side the electorate is on. By Nick Cater.
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The Victorian Government wants to allow lawyers to take a bigger cut of the damages in class-action cases. But the profits in this low-risk sector are already high. By James Mathias.
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Another promising Australian energy project has been abandoned for the usual reason: doing business here is too difficult and expensive. By Fred Pawle.
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By aiming for zero emissions by 2050, Labor under Anthony Albanese is alienating the majority of voters, who simply want pragmatic policies to deal with climate. By Nick Cater.
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