Next year will present some interesting challenges and opportunities for mainstream Australia and Liberal politicians. We can’t wait. By Tim James.

For bureaucrats trying to review the Fair Work Act, and employers who must comply with it, understanding our awards system is an impossibly complex job.

Scott Morrison’s surprise win in the May federal election confirmed the will of the quiet Australians, but the vanquished remain resolute and undeterred. By Nick Cater.

The NSW Government is preparing to add a significant amount of gas to the state’s energy mix. By Tim James.

Criminal convictions are treated differently in the corporate and union worlds. And it’s not the corporate bosses who are given the privileges. By James Mathias.

Neglect and failure in the aged care sector are grave concerns for all Australians. They reflect poorly on us and ignore the values on which the nation was founded. By Tim James.

Australians instinctively vote for the unifying policies of conservatives over Labor’s divisiveness, says James Mathias, and the nation is stronger for it.

Common sense says we should consider all the evidence regarding social problems and seek simple, proven solutions. Our moral superiors believe otherwise. By Nick Cater.

Most Britons who brave the winter weather to vote in the general election this week will be hoping for an overdue return to stability. By Nick Cater.