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Policies for prosperity
Grantlee Kieza’s biography of Mary Reibey (1777-1855), the woman pictured on the $20 note, provides a splendid account of how…
Trump tells the world to go get its own oil
Early this morning, US President Donald Trump effectively told the Albanese government where they can source some desperately needed oil…
What we need now are more politicians!
At least, that seems to be what the Labor government thinks...
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 ghosts of lockdowns past
In a macabre parallel with the Easter celebration, the National Cabinet was resurrected this week, dragged back into life, ostensibly…
The questions that keep us alive
The future of Jewish life will not be secured by persuading the world, but by inspiring our children
Trump considers ground invasion to seize enriched uranium from Iran
Speculation out of the US tonight that President Donald Trump is considering an extremely dangerous and complex military operation. In…
Labor backflips on fuel excise as crisis intensifies
Albanese insists they do not want a repeat of the Covid era
Moira Deeming must move to One Nation
From Macau: The Victorian Liberals have done it again, only this time the farce has played out in under 24…
Trust, control, and crisis: a tale of two nations
Iran demonstrates civilisation cohesion while Australia behaves as a low-trust society
Angus Taylor calls on Labor to cut fuel excise
After weeks of pretending everything is fine, the government has authorised itself to use emergency powers to manage the fuel supply…
The war in Iran isn’t about oil, it’s about sulphur…
What appeared to be an energy crisis is rapidly becoming a materials crisis
What’s up with Andrew Hastie?
And is he right about Australia’s strategic weakness in the new world...
Australia’s fuel crisis: political incompetence, not Iran
The severity of the global fuel crisis hitting Australia – that may well reverberate for years to come – is…
Shabbat Shalom: to those who run towards the fire
There is a line I have found myself returning to this week, watching events unfold in different corners of the…
Care factor ‘zero’ for striking ABC staffers
Many support an independent, ad-free broadcaster, but not at any cost
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