It is ironic that politicians such as Pat Conroy seek to smear Menzies as a "Nazi appeaser", while it is the modern left that supports expanding government control over public debate.
How Secure Are Our Borders When Illegal Arrivals Can Make It to the Pub?
Canberra built a digital fence. The kids found the gate.
Australia’s energy industry has been under the Parliamentary microscope for the past fortnight. The result was the passing of
There is no handbook for good parenting. More often than not, parental skills are passed on from one generation to
Nearly 18 months ago, I initiated a Senate Inquiry into the broadcasting codes of practice. It was prompted by the
This piece appeared in News Weekly, 5 September 2009 The recent call for a review of Australia’s migration intake
The electricity bill arrived today and I discovered that I am one of the relatively few Australians choosing to use
A few months ago I raised the matter of the First Home Buyers Grant artificially inflating property prices. Much of
It has been said that people know the price of everything but the value of nothing. As a child I
Leadership seems to be the messianic complex of the modern era. Whatever the ailment, leadership is the cure. If your
I have always maintained that politics is a vocation. If one were not genuinely called to serve, individuals could scarcely
In politics, as in life, it can be tempting to take a short-term outlook driven by self-interest. The
This piece appeared in The Advertiser, 27 June 2009 Once every year, Movember, supported by the Prostate Cancer Foundation of
A recent global trend in government is to categorise any issue as so big, so challenging and so complex that
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