For all its faults, the Coalition faces in the right policy direction
The party might have unity, but Bill Shorten’s agenda threatens a high-taxing, high-spending caricature of a Labor government.
Labor plans to undermine its own industrial edifice
The problem for Labor is that the Fair Work Commission resists big wage hikes because they can cause unemployment, and poverty.
Adani shows Labor climate split that never went away
During the Rudd-Gillard era it was clear a rift had opened up between Labor's blue collar working class support and its inner city left-progressive wing.
Liberals' narrative sadly lacking credible growth agenda
Sunday's campaign launch finally saw Scott Morrison sharpen up the Coalition’s growth narrative, pitching its policy suite to aspirational Australians.
Low confidence that the numbers will hold together
If there is any sort of significant external economic shock, any modestly bigger surplus that a Labor government may have accrued would be overwhelmed.
Dumb and dumber climate cost claims leave us all poorer
Climate policy is so terrifying that both major party leaders are barely prepared to even admit that there will be a cost to reducing emissi...
Chuck eggers behind bars
These infantile attacks on elected officials - driven by progressive youth culture that has cultivated the art of taking deep offence - cann...
Can't blame foxes for lack of hens in super chook yard
ACSI’s hypocrisy and seeming ambivalence about the 'G' part of ESG is a bit tough to stomach.
Growth narrative needed to help monetary policy
The Reserve Bank simply does not have the policy tools to accelerate the economy’s growth potential or to sustainably engineer a lower joble...
Why not make it easier for all workers to get a job?
Labor's new job subsidy admits what it too often tries to deny: higher regulated wages come at the expense of employment.
