Australian leaders have been well advised during this crisis, and the nation has avoided a catastrophe. But now we must turn to different advisers to save the economy. By Nick Cater.
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Cardinal George Pell was denied the presumption of innocence, a deeply Christian principle.
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The Federal Opposition is resisting parliamentary scrutiny of the ‘stratospheric’ profits being made by companies funding class actions. By Christian Porter.
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The ACTU has published an eight-point plan to steer Australia out of the COVID-19 crisis. It would cause a deep recession and kill jobs. By Nick Cater.
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Religion is central to Western civilisation, according to Robert Menzies. So too is tolerance for all denominations and faiths. By David Furse-Roberts.
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How baldy would Labor have handled the COVID-19 pandemic? Very, judging by its performance during the Global Financial Crisis. By Nick Cater.
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Activists are trying to commandeer the post-pandemic recovery agenda with energy policies that don’t even work during good times. They must be resisted. By Tim James.
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No health minister in Australian history has put greater emphasis on increasing the country’s ability to cope with a pandemic than Tony Abbott. By Henry Ergas.
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In times of crisis, centre-right MPs leap instinctively to familiar dry economic ideas, but it pays to remind them of the ultimate centre-right policy: freedom. By Nick Cater.
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South Australia is well positioned to repeat its postwar boom once this COVID-19 pandemic has blown over. By Alex Antic.
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No less an authority than the CSIRO has given fracking the green light. We’re going to need it if we want to bounce back from this COVID-19 lockdown. By Nick Cater.
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It’s time to cure Australia of its reliance on foreign-made medicines. By Tim James.
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The Victorian Government has taken stay-at-home orders to a new level, targeting people who don’t own their home. By James Mathias.
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The 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.
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Energy Minister Angus Taylor has scored a good deal to restore Australia’s commitment to fuel reserves, despite what his critics say. By Will Jefferies.
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Apocalyptic predictions have, not for the first time, proven to be exaggerated. Heeding them would have been costly and counterproductive. By Nick Cater.
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In the fight against COVID-19, computer modelling is the first casualty. By Nick Cater.
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Unlike most of the media, Stoic philosophers knew this pandemic was coming, and can offer simple advice about how to survive it. By Fred Pawle.
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