Weekly Dose of Common Sense
Taxes Taking Their Toll
I just enjoyed a lovely function as a guest of the Australian Hotels Association. As a past publican, there'
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This is the archive of Cory Bernardi's Weekly Dose of Common Sense newsletter from his time in the Senate
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The WDCS Podcast Archive
Out of the archives are all eighty episodes of the Weekly Dose of Common Sense podcast. Listen in and take a trip down memory lane!
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Thank You
After eleven years, five books and 556 columns, as i wind up my time in the Senate, I'll be taking a break from writing my weekly column.
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Springing Into Uncertainty
The skies are clearing, and the blooms are out, but a change in the season doesn't mean it is all blue sky and sunshine ahead for our economy.
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Waking Up To The Chinese Dragon
Some days, reading the news only leads to more frustration. I have had a few such days in recent weeks.
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The Cookie Crumbles
The stock market seems to be confirming my fears about a slowing economy with hefty falls in recent days. The
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Behind The Economic Curtain
With so many domestic and international issues at play, it is difficult to pick the most pressing. Internationally, the UK
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The Mid-Winter Spring Clean
Even though it is the middle of Winter, I have been doing a bit of ‘Spring’ cleaning around the office.
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Unlocking Our Resources
It’s easy to identify problems but much more difficult to provide a sensible solution. Politics seems to fuel the
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The Confidence Crisis
Here is the heads-up on the cause of the next financial crisis: interest rates. No, I don’t mean higher
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A Crunchy Decision!
Last week’s announcement about the future of the Australian Conservatives certainly prompted a huge volume of correspondence. If you
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The Debt Dilemma
Let’s talk about debt. Not the sophistry of good debt and bad debt but the brutal reality of what
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No Reason To Cheer
The big news this week is that the Australian economy looks to be in a spot of bother. That’s