Weekly Dose of Common Sense
On Overnight Success
It often takes decades to be deemed an 'overnight success' and that maxim has been proven true once again.
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Government interference stifling investment
Last week, I met with a group of self-made business men and women. They were all financially successful yet seemed
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Tax reform: cut taxes, bureaucracy & entitlement
With only weeks to go until the Federal Budget, there has been a lot written in the press about tax
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Growing unrest in the Australian majority
I am out and about in regional South Australia this week, so the comment will be mercifully brief! It is
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Australia leading the fight against terrorism at IPU
When parliament concluded last week, I joined an official delegation to Vietnam to attend a conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
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Getting to the bottom of the halal certification racket
Earlier this week, I went on radio to discuss one of the issues that seems to concern many Australians – halal
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The Laffer Curve - why Australia needs lower taxes
Firstly, may I thank so many readers for their efforts in promoting the Conservative Leadership Foundation’s writing competition. Your
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Engaging the next generation in political discussion - CLF writing competition
This week I am asking for your help. We need to get young people engaged in political thought about the
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Recognising the source of evil
There is always so much going on in the world, and particularly the parallel universe of politics, that it is
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Submarine acquisition should be about value for money and jobs
A brief message today as I am in Senate Estimates – a week of long days and thousands of questions – that
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Death penalty is never the answer
The challenge for many in public life is to be considered and consistent in the application of first principles. Whilst
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Moving on, getting down to business
The new political year kicked off in exactly the wrong way for conservatives – with a spill motion against the Prime
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Leadership discussion does political confidence no favours
Right now in politics there is only one topic of conversation: leadership and the office of the Prime Minister. It