For Kid’s Sake

In 1998, the House of Representatives Legal and Constitutional Committee issued a report entitled To Have and To Hold about marriage and family in Australia.

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For Kid’s Sake

Group Rights and Freedom of Speech

If any good comes from the Bolt Case, apart from the repeal of the law under which he was prosecuted, it is to reveal what an unmitigated disaster a bill of rights would be for Australians.

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Green Jobs Myth

Australian manufacturing is suffering a major slump, with businesses closing or moving overseas and jobs being lost.

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Green Jobs Myth

Editorial

In a democratic polity like Australia, there is a compact between the governing party and the governed people. Under it, the people make a choice and thereby give their consent to be governed after having been informed of the policies and platform of the respective parties.

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Trust and Public Institutions

As a practising lawyer, I have long understood the importance for society that the great majority of the citizens must have a high level of confidence in the fairness of the laws and of their administration by the Executive Government and the Courts.

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Trust and Public Institutions

Civil Society and the Role of Government

The Productivity Commission recently released a research report entitled Contribution of the Not-for-Profit Sector.

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Civil Society and the Role of Government

Marriage and the State

In 2004, the Australian Parliament codified the millennia long understanding of marriage that had been reflected in the Common Law, namely “the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life.”

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Marriage and the State

What is the Role for Government in Broadband?

The Rudd and Gillard Labor Governments’ broadband policy is highly interventionist, extremely expensive and fundamentally damaging to competition — and the interests of broadband consumers.

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What is the Role for Government in Broadband?

The Deregulation Challenge for Small Business

Australia needs individuals to play active roles in shaping their communities. We need entrepreneurs to pursue new businesses and we need these businesses to employ people, innovate and explore new markets to grow.

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The Deregulation Challenge for Small Business

Cutting the Cord

One of the justifications that the government uses for the roll-out of the $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) is the desire by Australian householders to have access to better and faster landline services.

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Cutting the Cord