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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Lessons from Europe
The growing European financial crisis has been as predictable as it has been mismanaged. That the entitlement mentality and successive
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Marked for Death
Mark Steyn is one of the greatest communicators in the world today. He can distil the absurdity of almost any
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Another Night of Spin
A head of a federal budget that aims to re-define the contribution of the Labor Party to our national economic
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Priorities
It is with morbid fascination that most Australians watch the political death throes of Julia Gillard. The press gallery can
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A Rotting Fish
There is an old saying that ‘a fish rots from the head down’. The adage is an appropriate one as
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“The Vibe”
When parliament is not sitting, one of my favourite activities is to drive around the state of South Australia talking
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Engaging the Disengaged
“Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.” (W. B. Yeats) Effective communication is arguably
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Putting Everything in Perspective
There is something about a funeral that puts everything else into perspective. In the past week I have attended two
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Time to Get Mad
Peter Finch’s character gave a mesmerising speech in the 1976 movie Network. Urging viewers to voice their displeasure at
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The Stifling Tyranny of Neo-Socialism
Despite the widespread cynicism attached to politicians by others, it is often said that we all have the interests of
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Freedom is Making a Comeback
For as long as I can remember I have had a fascination with motorcycles. As a boy, this wasn’t
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The Threat Within
If there has ever been any doubt that Australia is in the midst of radical change that threatens some of