Senate Writings
This is the archive of Cory Bernardi's Weekly Dose of Common Sense newsletter from his time in the Senate
The True Cost of the NBN
It seems that I am one of the lucky ones. The NBN is connected to my home and it works
A Page from the Australian Conservatives Playbook
I’ll be brief today as the Senate is sitting and there is a pile of legislation that needs an
Schemes drain taxpayer energy
Just when I thought politics couldn’t disappoint any further, I see more half-baked proposals to fix our broken electricity
A new model
Every time I attend an event or stop and have a chat with someone in the street, I invariably learn
Statist Sugar Hits
What a wonderful response to last week’s missive [https://therightnews.com.au/wdcs_170920]. The messages of congratulations were
A successful marriage
After writing my weekly musings for the best part of a decade, I now find the Wednesday morning ritual a
Sneak attacks amid Senate chaos
It’s been a chaotic couple of days in the Senate and there’s no sign of that changing this
Golden Days Ahead
Last weekend I was fortunate enough to be a part of the celebrations for my parents’ 50thwedding anniversary. It was
Taking care of business
There are some common themes heard whenever I travel around the country. Last night I was in Sydney speaking at
Citizenship Down
The current citizenship saga plaguing our parliament is diminishing its status even more. Just as frustrating for me is that
They've never had it so good
Sometimes things are brought to your attention that leave you gobsmacked. It happened to me this week thanks to an
Broken records
Parliament has resumed for the Spring session and one could be forgiven for thinking that although time has passed, nothing