E&OE………………………………………………………………………………………………………. The fear haunting the world right now is that history might repeat itself. People see a globally- dominant liberal democracy challenged by an authoritarian rising power; and they ponder the parallel between Britain and Germany a century ago and America and China now. Economic self-interest, political convergence and the obvious downside of conflict eventually…
17 September 2016 E&OE………………………………………………………………………………………………………. These are fraught times for Europe. Our job is to make them better. As we meet, Britain gears up to exit the formal structures of the EU, on Europe’s borders, hundreds of thousands of people demand admission. In Europe’s cities, Islamist fanatics plot carnage. And in Europe’s east, Russia actively subverts…
I am delighted to inform the Federation Chamber that there are lots of good things happening in Warringah right now. Planning is underway for the Brookvale Oval upgrade, thanks in part to the $12½ million federal commitment to this important local project. Bear Cottage, the only hospice in New South Wales for children with life…
Published in The Australian, 9 September 2016 For the past two months, all working age welfare recipients in Kununurra have been given a Visa debit card rather than cash from Centrelink. That’s about 1200 mostly indigenous people in a remote town who have been buying their groceries and paying their rent on their debit card…