Australia’s Deteriorating Fiscal Position
From the Australian Financial Review, on Australia’s deteriorating fiscal position: The Parliamentary Budget Office has issued a fresh reminder of how Australia’s political system is struggling to...
When Green Fantasies Come True
The fact that French electricity multinational Engie would rather close its doors than continue to operate in Victoria tells you all you need to know about the impact of Green…
IPA Welcomes PM Support For Inquiry Into 18C
The free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs today welcomed the Prime Minister’s comment that a parliamentary inquiry into section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975...
Submission To The Inquiry Into The impact Of The Government’s Workplace Bargaining Policy
Enterprise bargaining requires negotiation from both sides. The government’s policy provides the flexibility for this to occur on the employer side. This is in stark contrast to the public...
Malcolm Turnbull Must Ignore The Luvvies – He Leads A Centre-Right Party
Tony Abbott is right. Australians are sick of the revolving door of prime ministers. As Abbott said on Wednesday, there’s not going to be a change in the Liberal leadership…
Ministerial Confusion A Symptom Of Big Government
Today’s revelation by the ABC that 100 days after the federal election, Australia’s three defence ministers still don’t actually know what their responsibilities are, is a classic example of...
Blue Poles: Sell This Monument To Madness
Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles must be sold. Not because it’s a bad painting or because it fails the Australian test, but because it of what has come to represent to…
Banning Political Donations Is Banning Freedom
In the wake of the Chinese donation scandal engulfing “Shanghai” Sam Dastyari, more than a few politicians have massively overreacted by calling for bans on all political donations...
The Turnbull Government Backs An Unprincipled Purpose Of Super
On Wednesday the Turnbull government released draft legislation to bring some of its superannuation promises into law. These changes are not the whole policy – we are told that...
Energy Ministers Need To Facilitate, Not Limit, Consumer Choices
As the nation’s Energy Ministers prepare for Friday’s meeting in Canberra to discuss how to “ensure energy markets remain stable and secure” it would be a major step...
Let’s Get Fine Defaulters Out Of Our Jails
Reporting of Andrew Leigh’s reappointment as shadow assistant treasurer has been dominated by the strange decision of the Labor Party to reduce his salary by $40,000. This is particularly...
Now Not The Time To Retreat From Health Reform
The politically effective Mediscare campaign is a powerful reminder of Australia’s growing reluctance to pursue health sector reform. With the 2016 federal election result favouring the...