The federal opposition has rejected the government’s attempts to rain on its by-election win and positioned its victory as a voter pushback on rising living costs under Labor. High-profile former Gold Coast City councillor Cameron Caldwell convincingly won the seat of Fadden for the Liberal National Party (LNP) on Saturday against 12 other candidates, including Labor’s Letitia…
McGowan’s Departure Marks the End of Labor’s Golden Era
Commentary The grind of politics is tough. It requires stamina, commitment, and focus. It is exhausting in every sense. Physically in the long hours. Intellectually with the reading, preparations, and deliberations. Emotionally with the decisions that need to be made not only in public policy but time from loved ones as well. Exhaustion is the…
Unions Robbing Productive Taxpayers
May 22, 2023
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Commentary It’s payback time. The Community Public Sector Union (CPSU), having helped bankroll Labor’s victory by donating its members’ funds to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars, appears to be now expecting a quid pro quo from Labor for its members by the use of taxpayer funds. This is evident from the public…
NSW Government’s Legislative Agenda in Shambles After Last Minute Coalition Win
The New South Wales (NSW) Labor government will be forced to delicately negotiate with the crossbench to pass legislation after the Liberal Party scored the final seat in the upper house. More than three weeks since polls closed, the NSW Electoral Commission distributed preferences on Wednesday, leaving the upper house chamber evenly split between the…
Will It Be Smooth Sailing for Albanese? Maybe Not
Commentary Labor supporters are in a frisson of excitement because they hold all of the mainland states along with the Commonwealth. They think that will make it easier for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. History suggests otherwise. If politics were a team sport, then that would be like one sporting club winning almost all the premiership…
Greens Senator Calls Out Climate Group During Emissions Reduction Negotiations
March 29, 2023
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Greens Senator Nick McKim has broken ranks with the climate lobby to call out their behaviour during negotiations over the federal government’s safeguard mechanism. McKim, the Economic Justice and Treasury spokesperson for the Greens said emissions reductions would be significantly less under the mechanism but negotiations were hampered by the climate lobby. “Listening to senior…
Greens Senator Calls Out Climate Group on Emissions Reduction Negotiations
March 29, 2023
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Greens Senator Nick McKim has broken ranks with the climate lobby to call out their behaviour during negotiations over the federal government’s safeguard mechanism. McKim, the Economic Justice and Treasury spokesperson for the Greens said emissions reductions would be significantly less under the mechanism but negotiations were hampered by the climate lobby. “Listening to senior…
Will Albanese Walk in the Footsteps of Whitlam?
February 19, 2023
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Commentary The year 2022 was the Golden Jubilee of the election of Gough Whitlam’s government, as well as the inaugural year of Anthony Albanese’s. Whitlam faced similar economic challenges to Albanese and had some strikingly similar solutions, leading some to expect Albanese will emulate him and crash and burn within three years. I’m not so…
Labor Sticks Boot Into the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Commentary Australia’s federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced on Dec. 16 that the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) would be replaced by a new body. The AAT was established under the Fraser Coalition government in 1976 to review government administrative decisions. Thus, it is an important judicial organ in terms of government accountability. It has jurisdiction to…
Victoria’s Net-Zero Nationalisation Move Fraught With Risks
October 30, 2022
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Commentary After a year of ongoing energy crises—both global and local—nothing should surprise the industry anymore. Nevertheless, when Premier Daniel Andrews announced a re-nationalisation policy for Victoria on Oct. 20 it caught many people off-guard. If they win the next election, the Victorian Labor party—currently governing Australia’s second most-populous state—will be reviving the State Electricity…
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