Opinion
Monday 31st October 2016
Legislate, not hesitate, on PPL
Just when Malcolm Turnbull tries to go on the offensive, he gets cut down to size by crossbenchers.
We should offer Duterte advisers
The Chinese appear to have left the contested shoal in the South China Sea, according to Philippine officials.
Tiny tax cut no one talks about
It was left to the Greens to highlight Labor’s hypocrisy on the modest relief.
Monday 31st October 2016
Mergers don’t always mean monopoly
Tilting at windmills won’t help Rod Sims’s record as a pro-competition crusader.
Forefront of whale conservation
Japan is Australia’s close friend and vital partner, but on whaling we disagree.
Saturday 29th October 2016
Slow and hard retaking of Mosul
Fighting in Iraq enters its bitterest phase.
Research failing on shark safety
We wouldn’t need expensive, unproven safety devices if there were simply fewer sharks off our beaches.
Pampered pollies off the leash
Joe Hockey told us the age of entitlement was dead. Then he charged us for his babysitter.
Modern rights mean few for most
Modern rights mean fewer rights for the majority who do not claim to be offended.
Guess who abhors men’s doco
Feminists are trying to shut down a sister’s film that challenges their myths.
‘Separatism’ an irrational fear
Keith Windschuttle builds his case on a misinterpretation of indigenous sovereignty.
Friday 28th October 2016
PM crippled by caution
Will the PM please express an opinion? He offers little conviction on any issue, always ending up on the back foot.
Our kids deserve straight talk
Shading the truth because of a fear of causing offence is irresponsible and undermines a democratic society.
PM, Abbott must bury hatchet
It has been a week of personal enmities to the fore and there can be no real winners.
For some, a job doesn’t pay
Ten per cent of people on parenting benefits each received more than $45,000 in benefits in 2014-15.
More land won’t fix home crisis
Federal policy will give incentive funding to states that provide people places to live.
Right to josh would aid respect
Scientologists and Mormons are subjected to mockery and caricature, yet no one dies as a result of it.
Pushing the envelope
What would the Australian Human Rights Commission do if a Donald Trump-like character were to materialise here?
Thursday 27th October 2016
How would Trump go with 18C?
If he were an Australian politician it’s likely vast tracts of his speech would be unlawful. And that would be a tragedy.
Haul me through the courts
To anyone wounded by my rudeness, feel free to make a complaint via the HRC.
Don’t blame prices on shortage
Low interests, tax concessions lie behind housing unaffordability, but this could change.
Duterte puts security at risk
A fracturing of US-Philippines relations will reverberate throughout our region.
Wednesday 26th October 2016
Triggs pattern of false statements
Human rights commissioner Gillian Triggs has written the negative job description for her successor.
Combine 18C revision with new law
It has become clear that preserving the section in its present form only encourages intolerance.
PM slips towards leader trigger
Its three Newspolls down, 27 to go, as Malcolm Turnbull ebbs towards the yardstick he used to topple Tony Abbott.
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