Nicholas Stuart
Nic Stuart is a Canberra writer.
Opinion
Federal budget
Scott Morrison’s Budget missed the zeitgeist. Badly
The government’s pretending it’s got the engine under control when the reality is we’re hurtling down an unknown track with no agenda for the future.
- by Nicholas Stuart
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Australian War Memorial
Thinking clearly: whose story is being told?
For every 16 dollars we spent in the Middle East since 2007, we’re proposing to spend one dollar crowing about our contribution. That’s some hymn.
- by Nicholas Stuart
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Health
Teaching the brain new tricks takes time, attention and funding
If we want to keep up with traumatic brain injury treatment, the government will need to commit more resources to research.
- by Nicholas Stuart
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International Women's Day
We still have a long way to go with International Women's Day
We should celebrate gender, ethnic and other identities rather than force people to join a club of anonymous, white-bread, and bland mediocrity.
- by Nicholas Stuart
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Kashmir conflict
The subcontinent was just a heartbeat away from nuclear war
It’s impossible to stop technological change - and early use of tactical warheads is becoming a real option.
- by Nicholas Stuart
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Defence
Today's defence strategies will soon be outdated
New technologies are rendering those of the past obsolete at an ever increasing rate.
- by Nicholas Stuart
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Foreign relations
Dominating headlines is the new dark skill of politics
Politicians rely on most voters simply focusing on what’s in it for them, today, rather than worrying about proper policy settings or taking the long view.
- by Nicholas Stuart
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Defence
Raise taxes or find a new way of defending our country
The future of the defence budget should send shivers down the (missing) spines of politicians around the country.
- by Nicholas Stuart
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Income tax
Tax the rich, not the helpless
Today, apparently, policy is king. The odd person who gets in the way of the ever-turning wheels is seemingly disposable.
- by Nicholas Stuart
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Defence
The new, desperate struggle to secure the critical fabric of society
Barack Obama unleashed a new way of war but couldn’t control it, creating a threat Australia is unprepared to meet.
- by Nicholas Stuart
Opinion
Parliament House
Time to shift some money away from defence
Polling consistently demonstrates that the government faces almost certain defeat the minute it heads to the polls.
- by Nicholas Stuart