My dad in the early 1960's watched the Scottish shipyard he was working in become uncompetitive against undercover Asian yards. He listened to belligerent unions aiding the demise of UK manufacturing ...

Goodness knows why the Chinese government would want to put pressure on the Albanese government during an election campaign, but that’s what they are doing. Research vessel Tan Suo Yi Hao, having ...

This is not merely an Australian issue but a challenge the West faces. The traditional belief in democracy has historically fostered trust in government, but as officials fail to heed the public’s ...

There has been a fascinating, near unanimous condemnation among the cognoscenti about the seemingly careless addition of Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic to the chat ...

Generally, there are two categories of societies based on public trust in political systems, processes, politicians, and institutions: trust-based and conformity-based. A trust-based society operates ...

Australia's states and territories are at it again, locked in the ritualistic squabble with the Commonwealth Grants Commission (CGC) – and each other – over the GST revenue distribution. This year, ...

Today, the "green" movement is exacerbating the unsustainable extraction of the earth's resources of minerals and metals, JUST to support the generation of electricity. Without replenishment of those ...

Almost 39 years after Paul Keating said Australia was on the way to becoming a “Banana Republic” this year’s budget shows Australia has its sails set and is heading in that direction. If the ...