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Australians should celebrate the return of Assange
The return of Julian Assange to Australia has undoubtedly been the dominant news item during the last couple of days.…
It’s time for a reckoning on race and gender
The Western world is facing a reckoning on race and gender. The rise of discriminatory hiring practices is usually the…
Liturgy Wars
The battle for the future of the Roman Catholic Church is coming to a head
Julian Assange is not the hero many want him to be
Some are celebrating the release of Julian Assange while others beg to differ. Were his actions those of a whistleblower…
Why are Australians dying?
Since the very first day that I was elected as a Senator for Victoria I have been seeking answers as…
The Australian Education Union is miffed about phonics
One of my earliest memories is sitting on the front verandah of my parents’ farmhouse. My two younger brothers and…
Wind turbines? Not in my backyard
It appears that wind turbines are the best thing since people started tilting at windmills. Have you ever wondered how…
The right to f*#kng protest!
Lucky, I speak fluent CFMEU… The construction union’s boss, John Setka, has had a lot to say in the media…
Letter from Budapest
The last few years it has been my great pleasure, and privilege, to spend a few weeks of June at…
Julian Assange’s Release: a victory for press freedom or a perilous precedent?
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been released after a plea bargain, a development that has sent ripples through…
Nuclear, and Labor’s lying lips
The old cliche about how you can tell a politician is lying – their lips are moving – has never…
Disney, are you listening? Blaming fans is a bad idea
If I told a Collingwood supporter in the AFL, or a Manly fan in the NRL, or a supporter of…
(More) power to the people
‘If you were Prime Minister for a day, what would you do?’ It is one question that makes my skin…
The case for a government-owned nuclear reactor fleet
Peter Dutton’s announcement that the Coalition will build seven nuclear reactors on the sites of existing coal-fired power stations is…
The West is waste-deep in self-made treacle
Unkind critics used to say I had to visit Scotland for re-training after reportedly buying two beers in the same…
The fight for nuclear is going to be rough
No debate. Just rhetorical fortressing. That seems to be the mode of responding to the nuclear debate from those on…
Palestinian pipe dream
The idea of a Palestinian State has gripped the West with such force that even the most well-known defenders of…
Are Palestinians destined for eternal misery?
It was a sad, depressing sight; a Gazan man was leading a donkey-drawn cart along a dusty, broken Gazan street,…
Bird Flu, fear, and perverse incentives
A 59-year-old man unfortunately died in Mexico in late April. Having been bed-bound for weeks and suffering from type-2 diabetes…
We would’ve won with Boris
There is one thing that all Conservative activists and candidates are thinking when we go out knocking on doors and…
US must stay the course on Aukus
There’s more in common between Australia and the United States than you may think. Apart from a love of big…
Embracing Nuclear energy: my journey from sceptic to advocate
Eighteen months ago, I embarked on a journey to the United States and Canada with the Shadow Minister for Energy…
Nothing pretty about a post-pandemic Budget
The New South Wales Budget tabled this week completes the series of 2024-25 budgets from the larger states and the…
The nuclear gamble
Finally, the Opposition has announced it is going to develop a nuclear power future for Australia. The government, along with…
NSW’s smoke and mirror budget
The NSW budget continued the nationwide theme of unimaginative big-spending budgets with large deficits. The economic story is not unique,…
