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Senate Writings
This is the archive of Cory Bernardi's Weekly Dose of Common Sense newsletter from his time in the Senate
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Citizenship Fiasco Continues
There are five by-elections scheduled in coming weeks. Four of these are the result of the ongoing parliamentary citizenship fiasco
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Debt Deficit & Data Dangers
Federal budgets are always interesting because they have the potential to impact so many lives. They also mark the start
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Gonski Attempt 2.0
The government announced their latest experiment on your children’s brains this week. Labelled Gonski 2.0 it is a
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ANZAC Day
It can be hard to put into words what ANZAC Day means to so many of us. ANZAC Day is
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Commonwealth Games
As someone who has become increasingly disinterested in professional sports in recent years, I was surprised by my level of
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Economic catwalk fails
After a wonderful Easter break, I wish I had better news for you. Unfortunately it is back to the dangerous
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Risky Quick Fixes
There are so many events of note occurring in the world, one scarcely knows where to start. Donald Trump, Russian
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No comfort for major parties from Saturday's results
Post-election analysis is always sober reading for political parties. History is written by the victors, flattering the outcomes of those
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The Human Touch
Over the last weekend my wife said words to the effect of “society is now working in such a way
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Fake versus True Free Trade
I have never been a supporter of trade tariffs. Whilst some will find the jingoistic arguments for trade barriers superficially
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Fundamental errors of judgment
One of the most important roles of government is to defend our nation. There are internal and external threats that
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Bursting with fresh energy
The South Australian election has officially started and whilst a number of the issues are localised, others are part of