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.
Read MoreThe elitist rhetoric from Yes campaigners is not dissimilar to the narrative developed by the left to explain away the phenomena of Donald Trump or the Brexit referendum. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreThere’s a gap between Labor’s rhetoric on merit-based appointments and its score settling actions against members of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. By Amanda Stoker.
Read MoreRecent developments in the US offer clues as to the direction Jim Chalmers may take super in his brave new world of socially aligned capitalism. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreThe government’s top down approach, evasion of detail and lack of respect for proper process is hurting the voice. By Julian Leeser.
Read MoreSmall communities bear the brunt of Labor’s renewable targets. Yet local objections to industrial scale wind farms are rarely heard. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreThe Sussexes’ claims of serial victimhood are symptomatic of a modern cultural malaise where there is no need to pass a means test to be classified as oppressed. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreThe government is set to legislate an objective for superannuation that will disempower Australians from controlling their own savings. By Tim Wilson and Jason Falinski.
Read MoreSuperannuation is Australians’ money. It is not a piggy bank to be spent or taxed to fill budget holes. By Angus Taylor.
Read MoreProposals designed to help achieve justice for victims of sexual crimes are made with good intentions. But these reforms could permanently undermine our justice system in a way that harms everyone. By Amanda Stoker.
Read MoreLabor’s renewable energy zeal has blinded it to the uncomfortable truth about solar panels made in China. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreMenzies’ creed of Liberalism placed faith in the moral character of individuals to determine the well-being of society. By David Furse-Roberts.
Read MoreThere is little evidence that the Albanese government has bothered to absorb the lessons of previous well-intentioned but failed attempts to bring Indigenous representatives to the table. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreThe Albanese government must continue to promote a positive view of our nation in the school curriculum, argues Alan Tudge as he delivers his valedictory speech.
Read MorePenny Wong’s ahistorical speech in London did nothing to enhance her personal reputation or that of the country she represents. By Nick Cater.
Read MoreThe Queensland government’s payroll tax grab on doctors will worsen the current shortage of medical practitioners in regional and underserviced areas. By Amanda Stoker.
Read MoreThe economic agenda of the Labor government is becoming clearer by the day. By Angus Taylor.
Read MoreJim Chalmers’s vision for remaking capitalism is the manifestation of our worst fears for the post-pandemic world. By Nick Cater.
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