Today in The Australian
Tomorrow “Jacindamania” could propel Jacinda Ardern, the New Zealand Labour Party’s 37-year-old leader, into the prime ministership. No doubt local factors will play a role: having been in government almost a decade, the National Party, despite a solid record, has struggled to convince voters it has much to offer.
08 Sep2017
Australian citizenship is qualification enough to serve in parliament
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.
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.