Today in The Australian
Australian citizenship is qualification enough to serve in parliament
If so many parliamentarians risk being disqualified under section 44(1) of the Constitution, it is because parliament’s composition broadly reflects that of Australian society. With 49 per cent of Australia’s population either born overseas or having a parent who was, dual nationality, or at least the entitlement to dual nationality, has become widespread.
30 Aug2017
Ghosts of the GFC haunting our fragile economies
Today in The Australian
On August 9, 2007, France’s biggest listed bank, BNP Paribas, froze €1.6 billion worth of funds backed by subprime mortgages, signalling the beginning of the global financial crisis.
On August 9, 2007, France’s biggest listed bank, BNP Paribas, froze €1.6 billion worth of funds backed by subprime mortgages, signalling the beginning of the global financial crisis.
12 Aug2017
Predictable NBN errors replicated in renewable energy sector
Today in The Australian
The problem with the National Broadband Network was always very simple. The project’s goals were worthy: to provide a new, albeit extremely costly, high-speed network, earn a reasonable return on taxpayers’ investment and charge readily affordable prices.
The problem with the National Broadband Network was always very simple. The project’s goals were worthy: to provide a new, albeit extremely costly, high-speed network, earn a reasonable return on taxpayers’ investment and charge readily affordable prices.
29 Jul2017
Shorten’s fix for imaginary inequality issue is to tax the rich
Today in The Australian
When Bill Shorten says “tax reform” what he means is the largest peacetime increase in tax rates since federation.
When Bill Shorten says “tax reform” what he means is the largest peacetime increase in tax rates since federation.
22 Jul2017
Australian liberalism is conservative in sense Disraeli would appreciate
Today in The Australian
A dogma, Groucho Marx might have said, is a man’s best friend. After all, no one could deny that a fixed set of beliefs can sustain good combat, soothe defeat and simplify hard choices.
A dogma, Groucho Marx might have said, is a man’s best friend. After all, no one could deny that a fixed set of beliefs can sustain good combat, soothe defeat and simplify hard choices.
17 Jun2017
French election: Macron’s huge majority a misleading guide to France
Today in The Australian
French election: Macron’s huge majority a misleading guide to France
In Britain, voters split on left-right lines; in France, they moved to the centre. Little wonder the commentary has been all over the place, with some pundits claiming the swing to Jeremy Corbyn heralds a revival of the clash between left and right, while others have hailed Emmanuel Macron’s triumph as signalling a move away from the politics of division.
French election: Macron’s huge majority a misleading guide to France
In Britain, voters split on left-right lines; in France, they moved to the centre. Little wonder the commentary has been all over the place, with some pundits claiming the swing to Jeremy Corbyn heralds a revival of the clash between left and right, while others have hailed Emmanuel Macron’s triumph as signalling a move away from the politics of division.