John Slater

Innovation and iftar

9 July 2016 9:00 am

The conventional wisdom surrounding Malcolm Turnbull’s ascension to Prime Minister was that his more moderate leanings would allow him to…

Labor: Putting Unions First

30 June 2016 12:43 pm

Fifty-five years ago, unionist turned Labor leader Arthur Calwell lost the second-closest election in Australian history running on the mantra…

Our health debate is terminal

25 June 2016 4:00 am

Many politicians in recent history have found it more rewarding to dupe the public with half-truths and hyperbole rather than…

Laying waste to our history

9 April 2016 9:00 am

The Battle of Ideas will not be won by telling students what words they may or may not use

Forget the doomsayers

14 November 2015 9:00 am

Stephen Harper trod a fine line of pragmatism on climate change

Labor’s renewables target doesn’t add up

12 September 2015 9:00 am

The push for a 50 per cent renewable energy target is a fantasist’s pipe dream