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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Letter to Self at Sixteen
The New Year is typically a time to make resolutions that seldom outlast the week. The pledges to lose weight,
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Merry Christmas
It seems to me that there is more Christ in Christmas this year than in the recent past. The imagery
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Holier Than Thou
‘T was three days before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
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Labor’s Policy Spin
There has been a subtle but significant shift in the climate change debate recently. You might think I am referring
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Experience Matters
This week marks a new beginning in conservative politics. Tony Abbott brings a new combative leadership style to the Liberal
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Grassroots Democracy
It’s tough being a Liberal right now. In fact, many consider the recent events in the Liberal Party to
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The Price of Life
It is not often that a good news story captures the hearts and minds of Australians. We saw one such
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Population Politics
Kevin Rudd wants Australia to grow our population by 15 million people by 2050. Amazing, when you consider the fact
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We Will Remember Them
Today our nation will pause to remember those whom we should never forget. In 1918, on 11 November at 11am,
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Forty Years Young
Today, people tell me, life is about to begin. For today I celebrate enjoying (and surviving) 40 years of life.
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The Seven Billion Dollar Question
Imagine a question that attached a price tag of $7 billion of taxpayers’ money to the answer. Now suppose that
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The High Price of Free Speech
Free speech is the cornerstone of our democracy. We allow our politicians the protection of the Parliament so they can