Marcus Bastiaan

Home baked sovereign risk

8 March 2024 2:30 am

Australia Day passed with fewer flags, less lamb, and more bickering. The Prime Minister ducked for cover, statues came down,…

Adding workplace rules won’t make Australians richer

7 December 2023 1:01 am

According to the federal government, the Closing Loopholes legislation is a commitment ‘to getting wages moving and strengthening enterprise bargaining’.…

A tinderbox of incompetence

24 October 2023 3:00 am

For a decade, the Victorian government-owned forestry controller VicForests has been a tinderbox of incompetence looking for a match. Gifted…

WorkSafe: socialism by stealth

7 September 2023 5:00 am

The Victorian State government is forcing employers to pay for their mental health initiatives, and it is crippling businesses. Pending…

October Revolution: time for democracy in the NSW Liberals

15 October 2016 7:49 am

Self-confident democratisation within established political parties turns the tide against weak membership and enhances electoral prospects. These are the lessons…