26 Oct2018

It’s time liberals put away childish things

Posted in Op eds

Today in The Australian
It’s time liberals put away childish things


One of the beauties of democracy is that when things don’t work out, there is plenty of blame to spread around. What happened in Wentworth is no exception.


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05 Oct2018

Greed is a deadly sin perhaps, but it helps drive our economy

Posted in Op eds

Today in The Australian

Greed is a deadly sin perhaps, but it helps drive our economy


Anyone who has followed the evidence being given in the financial services royal commission will not be surprised that Kenneth Hayne refers to “greed” more than 50 times in the interim report.

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28 Sep2018

Thumbs down for Trump’s man? it’s spiteful theatre

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Today in The Australian

It is hard not to feel uneasy about the treatment being meted out to Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump’s nominee for the US ­Supreme Court.

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21 Sep2018

Common sense has died along with truth and trust

Posted in Op eds

Today in The Australian

Perhaps the royal commission is the new form of the Last Judgment. As the wicked are exposed and the innocent — should there be any — exonerated, the commissioner, observing the proceedings from an elevated podium, impassably records their fate.

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14 Sep2018

Like Sweden, we’re ripe for the anti-immigration vote

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Today in The Australian

After repeated rampages in Melbourne by African gangs, Australians are hardly likely to find the election results in Sweden surprising. With a sharp rise in violent crime, including a wave of attacks using hand grenades, since the country received an influx of refugees, the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats emerged this week as the kingmakers in what is certain to be a hung parliament.

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31 Aug2018

History of regicide can shed light on Turnbull’s downfall

Posted in Op eds

Today in The Australian

With Australians scratching their heads and wondering what that was all about, Shakespeare’s dictum, “uneasy lies the head that wears a crown” has received a solid workout in the public debate. 

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