Australian politics is at a low ebb for many reasons but one is our tendency to tell other people how to do their jobs rather than to get on with our own. A classic instance was the Queensland premier’s recent demand for a national approach to anti-bullying in schools. But unlike Queensland, the federal government does not…
The past year has shown us what happens when mainstream parties lose touch with their supporters. That was the big lesson of 2016. And heed it we must if we are to make a success of the coming year. The British electorate rejected their prime minister’s advice – and that of the political class generally…
TRANSCRIPT OF THE HON. TONY ABBOTT MP, ADDRESS TO THE SECOND ANNUAL MARGARET THATCHER CENTRE GALA DINNER AND BANQUET, GUILDHALL, LONDON E&OE……………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I am both honoured and humbled to give this lecture in memory of Margaret Thatcher, who revived the “great” in Great Britain and whose leadership was the gold standard to which so many…