E&OE……………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… A memorial lecture is one of the ways we honour our debt to the past and discharge our responsibilities to the future. Father Greg Jordan thoroughly deserves a lecture series: a former rector of St Ignatius’ College in Sydney, and of Jesuit-run university colleges in Hobart and here in Brisbane; a one-time parish priest…
This is the third and final essay that the former prime minister agreed in January to provide to Quadrant in defence of the Abbott government’s record. The Economic Case for the Abbott Government was published in March and the National Security Case in April No change of leadership happens overnight as political parties don’t lightly…
Published in the Daily Telegraph, 21 April 2016 It’s reasonably well known that the Rudd-Gillard government burdened taxpayers for decades to come by locking-up-in-legislation massive unfunded spending. What’s less well recognised is how Labor-in-government also sabotaged the broader economy to benefit the unions. The common element is Labor’s determination to make itself the natural party…
Originally published in The Times. Never underestimate Britain. It is the world’s fifth biggest economy and fourth largest military power and London is the world’s most important financial centre. With British institutions copied almost everywhere and with English the global second language, Britain’s soft power arguably exceeds that of any other country. That’s why any…