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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Families Can’t Afford Labor
This week I have been travelling through regional South Australia. It is a vast land where transit from one destination
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Ju-liar’s Carbon Con
Julia Gillard is fighting for her political life. Despite an unequivocal promise not to introduce a carbon tax under any
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The Government Can’t See the Wood for the Trees
In politics, sometimes it can be difficult to see the wood for the trees. What is glaringly obvious to many
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Segregating Soccer Supporters
Last week I joined more than 20,000 other spectators at Adelaide Oval watching Adelaide United play the Melbourne Victory
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The Failure of Multiculturalism
Some cultures don't want to integrate with their host nation. Instead, they seek to divide and conquer it. This is the future of multiculturalism.
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Defending Freedom of Speech
Sergio Redegalli is an artist who has become an eloquent spokesman for freedom of speech. He has also become a
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Two Taxes and a Levy
I am worried about our nation. We are all paying the price for the incompetence and mismanagement of a government
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Gillard Gambles on Nanny State
Gaming machines (or pokies) tend to polarise public opinion between those who regard them as a blight on society and
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Hypocrisy, Thy Colour is Brown
Bob Brown’s credibility should be considered as dirty as the brown coal he condemns as destroying the planet. For
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Back from the Break
I have just returned to work after a Christmas and New Year break with my family. It was the first
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Let the Revolution Begin
There are three types of people in Australia. The first of these are the radicals that are trying to tear
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The Politics of Principle
If there is a lesson to be learned from the Victorian election result it must surely be that principle is