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Tehan joins PM jetting off for northern summer trade talks
Dan Tehan is off to Europe for a fortnight of trade talks. He will attend the OECD trade ministers meeting and the G20 trade ministers...
John McDonnell
Sep 22, 20213 min read


Two myths – delayed Aus-EU trade talks and Christian Porter's 'conflict of interest'
The Australian media is fond of hyperventilating over what they see as significant policy failures or political missteps. This is often a...
John McDonnell
Sep 21, 20213 min read


The Morrison government is in real political trouble
There is only one issue that counts with the electorate: the Covid-19 pandemic. People in the two biggest states are grumpy and premiers...
John McDonnell
Sep 20, 20213 min read


Joining trade agreement will be a test for China
On Thursday, just after Australia had announced a new defence alliance with the United States and Britain, China announced that it had...
John McDonnell
Sep 19, 20213 min read


A historic change in Australia’s defence posture
At 7.00 am on Thursday morning, the prime minister, Scott Morrison announced the formation of AUKUS a defence cooperation agreement...
Rikki Lambert
Sep 16, 20212 min read


Parachuting Kristina Keneally into Fowler was a big mistake
Parachuting former NSW premier Kristina Keneally into the safe seat of Fowler in South West Sydney was a mistake and Labor knows it. As...
John McDonnell
Sep 14, 20213 min read


Nuclear energy is more sustainable than renewables
There have been constant claims by the media and climate activists that renewables are the cheapest and best form of power generation....
John McDonnell
Sep 13, 20212 min read


Australia pushes for more sovereign defence power
Australia has changed its defence posture in order to make itself more self-reliant and increase the deterrence against China. Defence...
John McDonnell
Sep 12, 20212 min read


Australia resists climate targets in UK trade deal
On Wednesday a report by Sky News quoted a leaked email from the United Kingdom Business Secretary, which gave approval for two clauses...
Rikki Lambert
Sep 9, 20213 min read


Australia US relations back on track – we hope
There is at least a glimmer of hope that Australian and American leaders are talking again. President Biden and Scott Morrison had a...
John McDonnell
Sep 6, 20213 min read


Families matter more than funding when it comes to success in life
It is a key tenet of Labor policy that education is the most important factor in upward social mobility. There are a large number of...
John McDonnell
Sep 2, 20213 min read


The economy shows its resilience
The Australian economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the June quarter and 9.6 per cent for the year to June. This is an extraordinary result...
John McDonnell
Sep 1, 20213 min read


It’s time climate activists acknowledged Australia’s success in reducing emissions
It is commonplace for climate activists in politics and the media to claim that Australia is an international pariah when it comes to...
John McDonnell
Aug 31, 20213 min read


Grim polls for the Morrison government
Monday’s Newspoll came with a shock for the government. The two-party preferred count is 54-46 per cent to Labor which is the worst poll...
John McDonnell
Aug 30, 20213 min read


Is the ANZUS alliance worth preserving?
Last week marked the 70th anniversary of the ANZUS alliance. The alliance was the brainchild of Sir Percy Spender, who was the foreign...
John McDonnell
Aug 30, 20213 min read


Perth’s Piña colada policy approach could be a disaster
A commentator on Patricia Karvelas’ ABC Afternoon Briefing was asked whether Western Australia was likely to open its borders to the...
John McDonnell
Aug 26, 20213 min read


Labor confused over national re-opening plan
On Wednesday, with two hours’ notice, Queensland premier Anastacia Palaszczuk, shut the border to returning residents and people with...
John McDonnell
Aug 25, 20213 min read


New energy policy challenges state energy ministers
Two weeks ago, the chair of the Energy Security Board, Dr Kerry Schott handed the meeting of the state and feral energy ministers a...
John McDonnell
Aug 24, 20213 min read


Scott Morrison confronts the states over the national plan
The prime minister called a special press conference on Monday morning to reinforce the commitment to the national plan for opening up...
John McDonnell
Aug 23, 20212 min read


ParliaÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂment to consider electoral reform this week
With a maÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂximum of 8 months to go before the federal election, the government is keen to get some electoral reform legislation...
John McDonnell
Aug 22, 20212 min read
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