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Opinion
Beyond the Concert Hall: Why More Australians Are Turning Live Music Into a Social Affair
With corporate groups, community clubs and friendship circles buying tickets in blocks, live music is becoming the new setting for networking, client hospitality and shared […]
Why education is the only weapon against a system designed to control us
I have been thinking a great deal about the origins of government, not as an abstract academic exercise but as a way of making sense […]
Facts are among the biggest casualties in the war against renewable energy
Around this time 12 years ago, Barnaby Joyce stood up and declared the average family lamb roast was about to cost $100. He had no […]
‘The least they can do’. We finally find out what Labor will do with its second term
The first week of the 48th Parliament was very revealing. Regular readers would know the question we have been asking is “what will Labor do […]
How intuitive tech is helping to solve the great adviser talent drain
Australia’s advice gap is well documented: with fewer than 15,600 licensed advisers and over 11 million people needing financial guidance, there’s just one adviser per […]
Australian companies cannot afford to miss out on the Indonesian juggernaut
The following opinion piece by Professor Jennifter Westatcott AO, in her capacity as the Australian government’s Business Champion for Indonesia. There’s a saying that Indonesia […]
2025 Australian federal election: experts explain the key issues
Experts from various disciplines at the University of Sydney highlight the most critical issues for voters in deciding who the next Prime Minister of Australia […]
The ‘Never Trump’ Movement Is Dead. Long Live ‘Never Trump’
The contortionists among American ruling political class are at it again. This week, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens—a (formerly) prominent Never Trumper and one of the […]
Celebrating ten years of the Bradfield Oration
Two years ago, I had the honour of being asked to deliver the Bradfield Oration. It’s a great initiative by The Daily Telegraph, one that’s […]