Amanda Stoker

Freedom, the Liberal Party, and Fleetwood Mac

9 December 2022 4:00 am

Last week, tragedy struck two institutions I love. Both of them are devoted to an idea I’m passionate about: freedom.…

EXCLUSIVE Assistant Attorney General: Daniel Andrews pandemic bill must not pass

29 October 2021 12:00 pm

The end of the pandemic is in sight. After two years of lockdowns, border closures, curfews and mask mandates, Australians…

Why does Annastacia Palaszczuk think National Cabinet’s roadmap to reopening doesn’t apply to her?

30 August 2021 1:17 pm

Queenslanders are now far too familiar with the snap lockdowns and border restrictions used by the state government to manage…

Why we should be worried by China’s Overseas Key Individual Database

14 September 2020 2:56 pm

Until recently, Australians and their governments have believed that it doesn’t matter what values are held by the nations and…

What to do to grinning do-gooders

21 September 2019 9:00 am

In the 1860s, Australian colonies adopted, virtually unaltered, the English Companies Act 1862. Despite initial distrust of this new corporate…

Charity? Balls!

1 March 2019 1:00 pm

Last year, Australians gave more than $12.5 billion to charity. This sum reflects millions of individual acts of goodwill that…

Long march, short book

27 October 2018 9:00 am

Rarely does one have the opportunity to understand the complexities of modern political problems through the lens of an artist.…

No mandate? No problem

25 August 2018 9:00 am

Parliamentary democracy is underrated as a safeguard of personal liberty. From the outside, the perception is that Parliament is mired…

Annastacia Palaszczuk and the merchants of death

20 July 2018 7:43 am

In 2016-7 former Labor MP and independent Rob Pyne proposed radical liberalisation of Queensland’s abortion laws as a private member’s…