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It’s time to quit complaining about the supposedly terrible state of politics in Australia. If the perfect market is achieved through the most efficient utilisation of all resources, I have …
Read MoreIt’s time to quit complaining about the supposedly terrible state of politics in Australia. If the perfect market is achieved through the most efficient utilisation of all resources, I have …
Read MoreSometimes you just don’t know what to blog about. But you can still blog about not knowing what to blog about, which seems like the digital age’s version of Epimenides’s …
Read MoreNever in the field of political conflict in Australia was so much time of so many monopolised by so few. Many will no doubt quibble with various aspects of the …
Read MoreHaving avoided my mailbox yesterday, this morning I picked up the latest issue of “Institute of Public Affairs Review”. Attached to it was a letter to all the IPA members …
Read MoreLast night I went to sleep on the right. I must have tossed and turned a lot because when I woke up I was in the sensible centre: Prominent right-wing …
Read MoreThis morning in Brisbane, Tony Abbott launched his campaign for the return to Prime Ministership and to win the election against Bill Shorten’s Labor. Well, the occasion actually was a …
Read MoreGreat news everyone: On Tuesday, gross Commonwealth debt reached more than $499 billion, after growing by more than $2 billion since Friday and $9 billion since early May. You guys …
Read MoreAbout this time of the year eight years ago, as a much younger, sprightlier and less grey (by at least a few shades) Chrenk, I was starting to watch from …
Read MoreFederal Budgets generally give the government of the day a poll bounce, even if only a momentary one. Some fall flat and register barely a twitch. The Turnbull/Morrison Budget for …
Read MoreAs St Augustine has once prayed, “God, give me chastity, but not yet.” And so it is with budget surplus, the Godot of Australian federal politics, last apparently seen over …
Read MoreLanguage constantly evolves to match the evolving society. Words get old and become obsolete, new words come in to enrich our vocabulary. We are witnessing at the moment another interesting …
Read More“The most intriguing news of the weekend was the report that Peta Credlin is being touted as a possible future Liberal Party MP. Why stop there? Why not Peta for …
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