Why Menzies still matters

No one would argue that the Liberal Party should remain static and unresponsive to changes in society. But rebuilding requires reflection on the foundations of the Liberal Party, which is why Menzies is still relevant. By Georgina Downer.

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Susan Nguyen
Fanning the inflation flames

Bad government decisions - such as increased spending over the next five years and new taxes - are contributing to inflationary pressures and exacerbating the cost of living crisis, says Peter Dutton as he identifies the economy, energy, industrial relations and housing as areas in need of policy reform.

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Susan Nguyen
Exposing Labor's border security failures

A growing number of border threats and illegal boat arrivals, together with an under-strain frontline border defence workforce, are the entirely foreseeable consequences of Labor’s decision to cut border security funding and change the Coalition’s border protection policies. By James Paterson.

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Susan Nguyen
Mixed messages

Anthony Albanese has put the success of our most consequential national security pact at risk because of his ideological opposition to the technology that lies at the heart of the AUKUS arrangement. By Ted O’Brien.

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Susan Nguyen
The lost generation

Our national narrative once inspired generations of Australians and gave them hope for the future. But that has changed, with young people today increasingly pessimistic despite growing up in the most technologically advanced and prosperous society in human history. By Alexander Downer.

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CultureSusan Nguyen
Budget of broken promises

The Government’s inflationary Budget has failed to deliver cost-of-living relief for Australians as promised, and is a missed opportunity at economic structural reform, says Peter Dutton in his Budget in Reply.

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Susan Nguyen