By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 3 (Number 3)
Almost 200 years ago, the intrepid Frenchman, Alexis de Tocqueville, sailed to the United States to observe a new form of government. Tocqueville’s prescient observations contained much praise about the democratic experiment unfolding before his eyes, but they also contained warnings.
By David Johnston - Australian Polity - Volume 3 (Number 3)
The funding cuts to Defence announced in the May Budget were so appalling that even Australia’s greatest ally and friend in the United States publicly gave the Gillard Government a dressing down.
By David Southwick - Australian Polity - Volume 3 (Number 3)
When governments make laws to protect us from ourselves, one of the greatest risks is that the unintended consequences of the policy are worse than the original harm. When these perverse consequences are greater than the original problem, its time for Government to reconsider its role.
By Christopher Pyne - Australian Polity - Volume 3 (Number 3)
Workplace relations is clearly another policy failure of the Rudd/Gillard Government. The economic damage caused by this failure is becoming more apparent as each week passes.
By Josh Frydenberg - Australian Polity - Volume 3 (Number 3)
It was the eighteenth century American polymath Benjamin Franklin whose quote ‘well done is better than well said’ conveyed best what we all know.
By Tony Abbott - Australian Polity - Volume 3 (Number 2)
The former Prime Minsiter, John Howard was onto something when he said that he wanted Australians to feel more “relaxed and comfortable” about our country.
By Kevin Andrews - Australian Polity - Volume 3 (Number 2)
The Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, has outlined the direction that a Liberal National Party government would take in a number of important areas in a series of speeches over the past few months.
By Mitch Fifield - Australian Polity - Volume 3 (Number 2)
Australia has reached what could be a “sliding doors” moment in the form of a National Disability Insurance Scheme.
By John Lloyd - Australian Polity - Volume 3 (Number 2)
Workplace relations is clearly another policy failure of the Rudd/Gillard Government. The economic damage caused by this failure is becoming more apparent as each week passes.
By Eric Abetz - Australian Polity - Volume 3 (Number 2)
Tony Abbott, the Leader of the Opposition, has often said that the first duty of government is to do no harm. Recently he also spoke of government doing fewer things but better.
