Notes from Birmingham
Liz Truss gambles on ‘big growth’
Two more weeks of lockdown? This would change the pollies and penpushers’ minds
The latest government edicts by New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian are proof that one can lose all the good…
Australia: where to from here?
When the American singer-songwriter, Jackie DeShannon, was played “What the World Needs Now” by the composers Burt Bacharach and Hal David,…
Vaccine passports create a two-tier society
Let us be blunt and upfront. The idea of implementing vaccine passports in Australia would surely be anathema to most Australians. A…
Queensland can do better than Annastacia Palaszczuk, but the LNP must lift its campaign game
This Saturday’s Queensland State Election will see the LNP not only with top weight, but a wide barrier draw and…
Budget 2020: Whatever happened to the Josh Frydenberg who believed in less government?
In the week of the Budget with all the talk about Australia’s finances, one thing is for sure – the endless spendathon has continued. It is no…
Government has never been so big – and yet so incompetent
In the history of Australia, never has government been so big and yet so incompetent in dealing with the problems…
Politicians are chipping away at our democracy. What will be left for the next generation?
It is reasonable to say that young people, in this country, are entitled to feel apprehensive over how Australia is…
Why do our governments favour sharks over swimmers and surfers?
There was a tragic story last week of the surfer killed by a 3.5-metre great white shark at Greenmount Beach,…
Victoria isn’t the only place enduring pandemic public policy madness, remember
I had no intention of writing about Queensland again but, since my last column, there have been events for which…
Will a lethargic LNP let Labor win another Queensland poll?
There is no reason why Queensland should not be the powerhouse of Australia. It has always been a state which…
