by PAUL COLLITS – IT IS clear the radical elite class that now rules over the rest of us are formidable chess players. Great chess players think five moves ahead, or more. We often hear of the long march through the institutions,…
by GRAHAM YOUNG – THERE is more care than productivity in this budget. Literally, “care” is one of the most frequently used words. In last week’s budget, the word received 20 mentions, while “productivity” had just four. PM Anthony Albanese told ABC’s…
by SEAN BURKE – LIBERAL Leader Peter Dutton has blasted PM Anthony Albanese’s “emotional and costly” energy plan and has demanded nuclear be put into the mix. In his Budget Reply speech this week the Opposition Leader said any sensible government “must…
by NICK BURY – VIETNAM is going like a train as prosperity proliferates and poverty levels plummet. The country is predicted to surpass Australia’s national wealth in little more than a decade. The locals are charming, happy, industrious, patriotic and well dressed…
by IAN PLIMER – IN DEEP mines, geologists get a three-dimensional view of their world and are reminded that the Earth is dynamic with the creaking and groaning of hot rocks undergoing destressing and cooling and the hissing of gases such as…
by SEAN BURKE – FORMER deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has warned that any coalition arrangement would be “incredibly difficult” under a Matt Kean led NSW Liberal Party. Saturday’s NSW election saw a weak, Greens-sympathising Liberal Party removed from government in a…
by DAVID FLINT – AUSTRALIA has more than reached net-zero emissions, and we are in surplus, argues the nation’s leading climate scientist. So why is the Albanese Government pouring billions into going even further with this agenda, and in the process wrecking…
by SEAN BURKE – AUSTRALIA is on a self-destructive path to poverty as ideologically-captured politicians prioritise pet projects ahead of the well-being of the nation and its people. According to the former chair of the federal Productivity Commission, Gary Banks, Australia’s leaders…
by DAVID FLINT – JUST from his understanding of the issues that concern the rank and file and particularly from the common-sense solutions he offers, Mark Latham should be a serious contender to head the next NSW government. But in NSW, as…
by SEAN BURKE – NSW Treasurer Matt Kean has been labelled the “most despised politician” in State history. The confused Liberal Party MP, who has prioritised his personal pet projects ahead of the people he’s presumed to serve, has been widely criticised…
