Two budgets away from fiscal responsibility
The Australian economy is not lost yet ... but it might be if we continue with the welfare state
In government and out of control
Australia has become a good place to watch the end of the world
Strange ‘communists’ I have known
We write pious articles about ‘Populists’ and wonder why this moral universe does not work, and why the peasants are revolting
Wobbly Dr Who scenery
The Australian national identity does not exist
Stranger, which galaxy are you from?
When was the last time politicians asked Australians what they think?
Are Labor’s so-called productivity reforms ‘shovel-ready’?
Neglect and weakness have become the story of Albanese’s reign
Are we ‘Building a Better Future?’
Or is the Labor government steering us into the rocks?
Gilding the Lily
Australia is stuck with a big taxing government
Our big, bureaucratic government holds us back from prosperity
Australia will be strenuously challenged and tested in coming decades thanks to flagging economic performance and new geopolitical threats. No…
An economy up in smoke
Ordinary people built the economy, and only they can save it
The firm hand of government could do with a smack
Australia is a country built by ordinary people and common sense, not elite preoccupations
Perpetual indignation is not a Constitutional principle
Many harsh things have been said about our beautiful country. Yet the Australian Parliament now also wants to ‘…foster informed,…
The bonfire of the ideals
Henry Parkes, the Father of Federation, was converted to free trade by Richard Cobden, the apostle of free trade and…
Democracy makes you rich
How can you make ordinary people prosperous? Free trade and the market economy was George Reid’s controversial policy (Prime Minister…
The excellent Australian Constitution
How do you describe the Constitution of one of the most successful Western liberal democracies in history? We can be…
Mono-fanaticism in a sunburnt country
The most effective political leaders are semi-housetrained polecats, which is also a famous insult. You cannot lay a glove on…
Australia’s bigger, better idea
William Wentworth said: ‘Every man that is honest and industrious can sit under his own vine and his own fig-tree.’…
The commonwealth of abusive complaints
Every morning, the first thing our federal government ministers do is wake up worrying about ways they can repair our…
Savage words, savage deeds
Locally sourced ranting is a problem. This is where a particular subject – say the current US President – leads…
Enriching Australian perspectives
Have we reached the point of too much immigration?
General anarchy and plunder…
Private property ownership is falling at a frightening rate
Australia’s yellow brick road
A pavement going nowhere fast under Albanese and Chalmers
We are not Robespierre’s children
The three momentous mistakes we currently make are not to bend all our efforts to fix economic growth and therefore…
The two Australian cultures are tearing us apart
Australia has two intellectual cultures. One is utilitarian and apparently successful, dedicated to solving practical problems for ordinary people. The…
The LNP needs a clear policy direction
Instead of being caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
