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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Levelling The Media Playing field
Keeping up with the news is a non-stop part of being a politician. It’s important to know what is
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Spreading The Word
The process of Senate estimates continues its relentless pace, sitting from 9am until 11pm through the week. The usual ‘gotcha’
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Budget Q&A
It doesn’t take long for the radical left to unleash political warfare. Just a week after the budget there
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Arresting Intergenerational Theft
As per usual, budget week in parliament has been a hectic one. However, it has been anything but business as
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The Balancing Act
This week’s letter is going to be a brief one as the rush to get things done ahead of
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A Taxing Question
The topic of political discussion this week seems to revolve around a mooted new income tax levy to help repair
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Royals, Not Republic
It’s wonderful to be visiting communities on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. The people are great, the landscapes dramatic
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Freedom For All Those the Left Agree With
It’s always nice to get home after nearly a month on the road. With sitting weeks, interstate commitments and
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Life in Vietnam
Greetings from Vietnam! I am on my first visit to this incredible country, heading up a delegation of young political
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The Disenfranchised
There’s never a dull moment in the business of politics. The big story of last week ended up being
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A New Senate
It has been another busy (and frustrating) week in parliament with Labor and the Greens voting against the repeal of
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Smears, Slurs and Political Points
Today we’ve had the Labor Party in full character assassination mode in their quest to score some political points.