In The Australian today:
"The Barry Spurr affair is terrifying in the shoddy treatment of Spurr; in what it says about our universities; and in the lack of outrage that either has evoked. "

In The Australian today:
Australian Labor Party has trapped itself in a shrinking pool of ideas
'What a difference five years make. In 2009, Kevin Rudd called competitive neutrality “essential”; now, according to Labor senator Stephen Conroy, the Keating-era requirement that publicly owned businesses not be artificially ­advantaged is a “right-wing ideology” that reflects “deeply flawed ratbaggery”.'

In The Australian today:
"Even for those not steeped in the lore of cricket, reading John Howard on the Menzies era is like hearing Richie Benaud comment on Bradman. There is the insight that only comes from having played at the highest level; the capacity to distinguish brilliance from skill and chance; and perhaps hardest in those one greatly admires, the willingness to call out error."

In The Australian today:

"Had Julia Gillard been the heroine of a Gothic romance, she would have put a stiletto through
Kevin Rudd’s heart and gone mad. Instead, she worked the numbers, became prime minister and
has now written a book."

In The Australian today:
"The nation’s attention is riveted on terrorism, but ultimately, only domestic prosperity can underpin our national security."

In The Australian today:

"John Key’s election victory is rich in lessons for the Coalition on how to govern and for Labor on the costs of remaining a wholly owned subsidiary of the unions."