News Archive

Locked down Victorians are still waiting for their dividend from Dan Andrews’ April 1st investment into the health system. By Beverley McArthur.

A new report from the MRC says the cost of lockdown measures vastly outweigh the benefits

Fighting for housing supply and tax reform requires more from MPs than signalling to their electorate. It requires them to show the courage and conviction to fight for core beliefs that might be electorally unpopular but are in the public interest. By Jason Falinski and Tim Wilson.

Despite much trumpeting by the WA police force over its drug busting efforts, data shows that the state’s meth problem has only gotten worse. By Kevin McDonald.

Parochial policy reforms that double-tax interstate property investors will only exacerbate Queensland’s housing crisis. By Amanda Stoker.

Nuclear energy has a vital role to play in supporting our energy transition, writes Amir Gazar for the Centre for Youth Policy.

Manhattan Institute senior fellow Mark P. Mills discusses the hidden dangers behind the current scale and pace at which countries are transitioning to renewable energy sources and some common delusions held by its advocates. Interview by Nick Cater.

The Kurri Kurri power project is critical to the Hunter region’s continued economic success story. By Angus Taylor.

Making an example of Australia is counterproductive in the fight against climate change. By Sussan Ley.

The Liberal Party is in a position of strength today because it backs aspirational Australians, families and small businesses left behind by the Albanese Government, says Peter Dutton in an address to the NSW Liberal Party Convention.

Brendan Nelson hangs a photo of Neville Bonner in every office that he works. In remarks to a Menzies Research Centre gala dinner honouring the former Queensland Senator, he explains why.

A 2021 report generated during the height of a global pandemic pointing to misinformation and disinformation concerns does not justify current proposals to grant Australia’s media regulator excessive powers. By James Mathias.

The Albanese Government has released a new Misinformation Bill that would have a huge negative impact on our freedom of speech. It needs to be stopped because no government should tell us what we can and cannot say. By David Coleman.

Australia was a world leader in standing up to the social media giants on publishing online content. But in the vital area of empowering parents to protect their children online we have slipped behind. By James Mathias.

Our national narrative once inspired generations of Australians and gave them hope for the future. But that has changed, with young people today increasingly pessimistic despite growing up in the most technologically advanced and prosperous society in human history. By Alexander Downer.

The Liberal Party must pitch its tent across both the cities and suburbs or risk political oblivion. By Andrew Bragg.

Member for Willoughby Tim James gives voice to the enduring principles of Australian Liberalism as he delivers his maiden speech to the NSW Parliament.

Margaret Cameron-Ash challenges the prevailing orthodoxy behind Australia’s foundational narrative. Review by Nick Cater.

The ACTU has published an eight-point plan to steer Australia out of the COVID-19 crisis. It would cause a deep recession and kill jobs. By Nick Cater.

COVID-19 has exposed the poor health of our national wage system, and workers and small business owners are paying for it with their jobs and enterprises. By James Mathias.

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.

The superannuation industry is growing at an alarming rate while neglecting its key objective: to make retirement easier for Australia’s ageing population.

Unlike in Europe, the safest place for the elderly in Australia is in an aged-care facility. This will be news to those who say the industry is in ‘crisis’. By Nick Cater.

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.

The Treasurer this week proposed offering retired Australians new opportunities. The knee-jerk response from many was hackneyed and unhelpful. By Tim James.

Australia's first Indigenous federal parliamentarian was a constitutional conservative who held a profound belief in equal citizenship for all Australians. By George Brandis.

To meaningfully close the gap with Indigenous Australians, we must simplify the focus areas down to three practical targets. By Andrew Laming.

Over the last 20 years, Australian Year 10 students have gone backwards in their schooling by one full year. The government must take the tough action required to arrest declining academic standards. By Sarah Henderson.

Evidence-based teaching methods and explicit instruction of behaviour are fundamental to building a learning environment that re-engages students in the classroom, says Sarah Henderson as she addresses the Independent Schools Australia Forum.

The Albanese Government needs to focus on the foundations of a good education – reading, writing and mathematics – by mandating evidence-based teaching methods. By Sarah Henderson.

Remote mental health care, integrated with existing services, is a key part of the Government’s COVID-19 strategy, and will provide a path to a better recovery. By Dr Fiona Martin.

No health minister in Australian history has put greater emphasis on increasing the country’s ability to cope with a pandemic than Tony Abbott. By Henry Ergas.

It’s time to cure Australia of its reliance on foreign-made medicines. By Tim James.

Bad policy is usually devised in response to public anxiety and uninformed commentators. Better solutions are the result of thorough research and calm assessment. By Nick Cater.

Jim Molan’s seminal book assessing Communist China’s military strength and Australia’s woeful state of unreadiness was his final and most important act of service to his country. By Nick Cater.

Ex-major general and NSW Liberal Senator Jim Molan paints a frighteningly plausible scenario of a Chinese military strike on the Pacific that would put Australia in the line of fire.

When it comes to the nation’s interests, hard strategic realities take primacy over hurt feelings. By Andrew Hastie.

AUKUS does not orient us towards an anachronistic Anglosphere. It is part of a suite of partnerships Australia has forged across jurisdictions to preserve peace and stability in our region. By Marise Payne.

We must invest in digital infrastructure to build resilience against disasters. By Victor Dominello.

Sitting atop the Victorian Government’s legions of public servants is a growing band of highly paid unelected bosses doing the jobs of Ministers. By James Mathias.

The COVID-19 crisis has forced Australia to finally face an uncomfortable truth: our governments are too cavalier with our money. By Tim James.