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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Free Speech Double Standard
It seems that there is a double standard when it comes to free speech in Australia. Dutch politician Geert Wilders’
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Who are the Real Dopes?
It was labelled “the blackest day in Australian sport” and has cast aspersions on virtually our entire elite sporting system.
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Preparing for Problems Ahead
Parliament has resumed and it feels like we never left. The temperature in the respective chambers is already heated and
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The Media’s Endless Open Season on Conservatives
This article appeared in Quadrant Online “Do you love yourself?” This was the first question I was asked in an
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The Body Politic
Over the next eight weeks I will be undergoing a self-imposed austerity program. It’s an experiment to see the
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The Paper Chase
Today I find myself in a rare position – exactly what should I be blogging about? There are so many issues,
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The Unsustainable Path
Over the Christmas break there was an opportunity to read more extensively than political life usually permits. On my list
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Happy New Year
The New Year offers a time for reflection on past events and plans for the future. For the last decade
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Cold Winds of the Arab Spring
The Arab Spring has turned decidedly chilly. Most notably, the freedom-destroying hand of the Muslim Brotherhood has Egypt within its
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In Favour of a Free Press
Earlier this year I travelled to England for a series of speaking engagements and meetings. Specifically, I was interested in
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In Defence of Freedom
I have always been a supporter of Israel. It is a beacon of freedom and democracy in the Middle East.
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The Real Political Fringe
The popular consensus among a number of commentators reporting on the US Presidential election has been to warn against giving