An engineer's view on nuclear power

Veteran engineers tend to agree that electricity systems run on 80 or 100 per cent renewable energy would be very expensive, insecure and heavily weather-dependent. A net-zero goal requires all options, including nuclear energy. By Geoff Bongers and Stephen Wilson.

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Susan Nguyen
Generation Unwell

Despite growing up in unprecedented affluence, young people are afflicted by a debilitating sense of despair. That's because an entire generation has been inadvertently robbed of agency by a culture that discourages personal responsibility. By Nick Cater.

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Nick Cater
The price of big government

Since 2019, the rate of government spending a day has increased four times faster than inflation, driven by public sector wage and headcount increases. This is painful news for families struggling in a cost of living crisis. By Nick Cater.

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Protecting choice

The government’s super tax reforms and its broader attack on self-managed super undermines aspiration, reward for effort and choice, says Angus Taylor.

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Susan Nguyen
Understanding Menzies’ words

The principles that underpin Menzies’ famed phrase ‘homes material’, ‘homes human’ and ‘homes spiritual’ are more relevant than ever, providing instructive lessons for the Liberal Party. By Stuart Coppock.

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Susan Nguyen