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Terri M. Kelleher The Victorian Andrew’s Government has announced a “whole-of-government LGBTIQ strategy”. Minister for Equality Martin Foley issued a media release dated June 12 saying that Victorians will have the opportunity to shape the state’s equality agenda for years to come with the opening of “public consultation on the Victorian Government’s first ever whole-of-government…
by Colin Teese Covid19 has exposed how unbalanced our economy is Resurgence of virus has put return to normal on hold Business will push for its old favourite: a hike in the GST Don’t let the Government or, for that matter, the Opposition, try to tell you that the fundamentals of our economy are sound.… To access the full article,…
by Chris McCormack NFF’s covid19 recovery paper misses the mark Climate change and free-trade policies are seen as part of the cure Yet the evidence shows that these policies have, if anything, exacerbated the difficulties facing farmers The National Farmers Federation’s Get Australia Growing: Ideas for Economic Recovery paper, released in June, is a hotchpotch… To access the full article,…
by Allan Carlson, PhD The future of the human race lies with those nations or communities ready to affirm and support the natural family model. The late, great English novelist P.D. James wrote a dystopian novel in 1992 entitled The Children of Men. Set in the year 2021, she describes a world where all human… To access the full article,…
This file represents the clearest and most useful commentary that has run in the media since Cardinal George Pell was found Not Guilty by the High Court of Australia in an unanimous 7-0 decision on April 7. The latest additions to the file are at the top. For a similar assembly of commentary…
by Jeffry Babb Warfare has changed greatly since the era of the Vietnam War. I say “Vietnam War” because nothing has stressed Australia’s political, social and economic structure as much since. We have had significant deployments in Timor Leste, Afghanistan and the Middle East, among other places. But in none of them did we lose… To access the full article,…
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was not exaggerating when he warned Australians that they should expect “eye-watering numbers” on debt and deficit, after revealing the worst Federal Budget black hole since World War II. “[These are] numbers that Australians have never, ever seen before,” Mr Frydenberg said, signing his name to the shortlist of notable treasurers…
Former Queensland deputy premier Jackie Trad – relegated to the backbench due to multiple corruption probes – indicated last week that euthanasia or assisted suicide will be a polling issue in the October 31 state election, telling The Australian: “Given how far we have come under Annastacia’s leadership on this issue, given that it is… To access the full article,…
by Patrick J. Byrne Towards the end of July, the United States closed the Chinese consulate in Houston, saying it was a hub of spying and intellectual property theft. Shortly afterwards, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, pictured above, delivered a defining speech calling on Western nations to unite in standing up to Beijing’s growing… To access the full article,…
Cardinal Pell was released on 7 April, during Holy Week, after 405 days of wrongful imprisonment. However, he is still not out of the woods. The 79-year-old Prefect Emeritus of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy must contend with hefty legal bills. To assist him with meeting these steep expenses, San Francisco-based publisher Ignatius Press…
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Terri M. Kelleher The Victorian Andrew’s Government has announced a “whole-of-government LGBTIQ strategy”. Minister for Equality Martin Foley issued a media release dated June 12 saying that Victorians will have the opportunity to shape the state’s equality agenda for years…
by Terri M. Kelleher Bostock case in U.S. extended meaning of “sex” to sexual orientation and gender identity Catholic hospitals under pressure to provide transgender surgeries, which offend against Catholic teaching on the integrity of the body Exemptions for religious…
by Allan Carlson, PhD The future of the human race lies with those nations or communities ready to affirm and support the natural family model. The late, great English novelist P.D. James wrote a dystopian novel in 1992 entitled The…
by Terri M. Kelleher Yet another Australian state looks set to debate the highly contentious issue of assisted suicide/euthanasia. Tasmanian Independent MLC Michael Gaffney is reported to be going to introduce his End-Of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill in August.…
Former Queensland deputy premier Jackie Trad – relegated to the backbench due to multiple corruption probes – indicated last week that euthanasia or assisted suicide will be a polling issue in the October 31 state election, telling The Australian: “Given…
by Anne Lastman Watching the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in the United States, around the world and here in Australia, I have been reminded of a journal article that I read many years ago about “groupthink”. Groupthink is about…
by Ryan Anderson U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion in Bostock v Clayton County claims to apply a simple and straightforward test: “An employer violates Title VII when it intentionally fires an individual employee based in part on…
by Terri M. Kelleher In a landmark ruling, the United States Supreme Court has decided that the 1964 Civil Rights Act (Title VII) prohibition on discriminating against a person in employment because of “sex” extends to homosexuality and transgender identity.…
by Colin Teese Covid19 has exposed how unbalanced our economy is Resurgence of virus has put return to normal on hold Business will push for its old favourite: a hike in the GST Don’t let the Government or, for that matter, the Opposition, try to tell you that the fundamentals of our economy are sound.……
Patrick J. Byrne While Australian policymakers regard free trade agreements as set in concrete, the Trump administration has renegotiated its trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. After 26 years, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been replaced with the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). Important changes reflect U.S. determination to stop American…
by Patrick J. Byrne The Federal Government is yet to produce a coherent plan to deal with huge challenges: threats from Beijing’s aggressive nationalism, major global supply chain disruptions and more company failures. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has brought trade unions to the workplace reform table. In some ways, it demonstrates the powerlessness of unions.…
by Craig Milne PODCAST In the third of the series of interviews on Australian manufacturing, Craig Milne from the Australian Productivity Council talks with Chris McCormack about why Australia lost its manufacturing mojo, how this has affected individual and collective wealth and what needs to be done to rekindle a viable Australian manufacturing industry. Listen…
by Chris McCormack Technology Investment Roadmap prioritises emissions reduction First goal is to reduce hydrogen production costs to $2 a kilogram Priority should be to lower power costs, not speculate on technology With low-cost, reliable energy the key to Australian manufacturing reversing the economic damage inflicted by the forced covid19 shutdown, will the Federal Government’s……
by Colin Teese The experiment of globalisation, and the policies that sustain it, are pretty much stressed out. This marks the second failure of globalisation. The first, in the late 19th century, also failed. Yet, despite its earlier failure, globalisation did make a comeback. In the year 2000, U.S. think tank the Centre for Economic…
by Chris McCormack Melbourne clothing maker diversifies to produce essential PPE Government procurements total 15 per cent of GDP “Buy Australian First” procurement policy would reinvigorate local manufacturing Amid the economic Armageddon due to the covid19 lockdown, a ray of hope has emerged for one Australian manufacturer. Fella Hamilton, named after its female founder in…
by Colin Teese For those Australians hoping for forward-looking, enlightened government economic programs to take us beyond covid19, the signs are not promising. Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and it would seem most of his cabinet, are looking backwards for inspiration as they struggle to develop policies for how economic Australia might look a year or…
by Peter Westmore When Virgin Australia’s board put the company into administration in April, it had the unenviable distinction of being the largest corporate victim of the covid19 pandemic in Australia. The immediate impact will be felt by Virgin’s 10,000 employees, including subsidiary Tigerair, and many could lose their jobs. But the employment impact will…
by Patrick J. Byrne After the covid19 crisis vividly exposed the vulnerability of Australia’s global supply chains, (re)building essential medical supplies and other strategic industries will take far more government involvement than just cutting the company tax rate. In an exercise eerily predictive of the current crisis, the Department of Defence last year assembled 17…
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