9 July 2022
Can You Feel The Empathy?
This week the newly minted Teal Member for Kooyong Monique Ryan gushed on social media about meeting New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and how they discussed the importance of ‘caring for people and place’. Ms Ardern has built a vast international fan base of adoring left-wing disciples, oozing empathy and ‘girl boss cool’ everywhere she visits. But those words,
24 May 2022
The Liberal Party Lost By Standing For Nothing
Rather than pander to a loud and privileged elite in teal seats, the Liberal Party must start asking itself what it believes in and seeking support for policies that reflect those beliefs. If its behaviour in the three days since it lost the 2022 federal election is anything to go by, the Liberal Party is going to spend the next few years
25 October 2020
What The ACT Election Results Tell Us About Our Rulers In The Bubble
Last weekend’s ACT election results have again revealed how out of touch our nation’s capital city is with mainstream Australians. While it is tempting to write off the ACT Legislative Assembly as little more than a glorified city council, ACT elections are one of the clearest indicators of elite opinion that we have – and the results are alarming. ACT
8 October 2018
The Great Divide Driving Voter Disgust
Australians are frustrated, disengaged and pessimistic. There is widespread and growing dislike of politicians, the political process and lacklustre policy outcomes. Australians think that the system is being stacked against them, their communities, families and potential for human flourishing. “Public satisfaction with our democratic processes and public trust in the politicians we elect are at some of the lowest levels
