How can you make ordinary people prosperous? Free trade and the market economy was George Reid’s controversial policy (Prime Minister 1904-05), which is still controversial and still the best bet for the country.
Alfred Deakin (Prime Minister 1903-04, 1905-08, 1909-10) protected private enterprise through tariffs and workers through labour laws. He ...
If it isn't time for America to revolt against its revolting leaders, it's time for Australia to rebel and declare independence from an increasingly out-of-control Empire, opines Professor Mark Beeson. read now...
A 27-year-old woman was arrested on Gadigal land at her Potts Point residence on Wednesday, 25 March 2026, as part of the ongoing investigations of Strike Force Laine, which is the New South Wales Police Force probe into the participants of the 9 February 2026 civil society protest against the official visit of Israeli president Issac Herzog, which ...
On Tuesday, the Fair Work Commission handed down a landmark ruling that will phase out “junior” rates of pay for adults aged 18, 19 and 20 in key sectors. The commission ruled that if they have six months of experience, all those over the age of 18 working in the
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has quashed a push by his Special Minister of State Don Farrell to increase the size of the federal parliament. Albanese was blunt in response to questioning from Opposition Leader Angus Taylor asking him to rule out an expansion. He told parliament he was satisfied
In a macabre parallel with the Easter celebration, the National Cabinet was resurrected this week, dragged back into life, ostensibly to deal with the ‘fuel crisis’ Australia is experiencing in the form of rising prices and shortages of fuel at the bowser.
First convened during the Covid era, the National Cabinet delivered some of the worst outcomes in ...
Over the last 24 hours, President Trump has come up with a bewildering series of “solutions” to the global oil crisis triggered by his war with Iran. He might seize all of the country’s oil wells. He may send the marines in to capture its main exporting hub, Kharg Island. He has threatened to bomb the country back to the Stone Age if it doesn’t re-open ...
Forget what the textbooks tell you. This stuff actually works. The post An economist’s dark secret: I support a fuel excise cut appeared first on Crikey.
The ABC has made a new pay offer to staff, which is expected to bring an end to one of the most protracted media industrial disputes in recent memory.
ljubaphoto/GettyGrowing older has plenty of upsides – but achy joints is not one of them. As we age, the joints that once handled every bend and fall start to weaken. This is because the amount of cartilage, a tough but flexible kind of connective tissue, and fluid in your joints
Pesach is the greatest piece of educational theatre ever created.
Across the world, on the same night, Jewish families gather around a table and perform the same ritual that has bound us together for centuries. We eat matzah, taste bitterness, recline as free people, and drink as those who remember both suffering and redemption. We speak words that ...
The apocalyptic red skies in Western Australia have generated considerable international media attention. Crimson dust whipped up by the strong outer winds of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle created this unusual phenomenon. Spectacular weather events like this are not common in northwest Australia. They occur under very specific environmental conditions. Most
How can you make ordinary people prosperous? Free trade and the market economy was George Reid’s controversial policy (Prime Minister 1904-05), which is still controversial and still the best bet for the country.
Alfred Deakin (Prime Minister 1903-04, 1905-08, 1909-10) protected private enterprise through tariffs and workers through labour laws. He ...
If it isn't time for America to revolt against its revolting leaders, it's time for Australia to rebel and declare independence from an increasingly out-of-control Empire, opines Professor Mark Beeson. read now...
A 27-year-old woman was arrested on Gadigal land at her Potts Point residence on Wednesday, 25 March 2026, as part of the ongoing investigations of Strike Force Laine, which is the New South Wales Police Force probe into the participants of the 9 February 2026 civil society protest against the official visit of Israeli president Issac Herzog, which ...
On Tuesday, the Fair Work Commission handed down a landmark ruling that will phase out “junior” rates of pay for adults aged 18, 19 and 20 in key sectors. The commission ruled that if they have six months of experience, all those over the age of 18 working in the
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has quashed a push by his Special Minister of State Don Farrell to increase the size of the federal parliament. Albanese was blunt in response to questioning from Opposition Leader Angus Taylor asking him to rule out an expansion. He told parliament he was satisfied
In a macabre parallel with the Easter celebration, the National Cabinet was resurrected this week, dragged back into life, ostensibly to deal with the ‘fuel crisis’ Australia is experiencing in the form of rising prices and shortages of fuel at the bowser.
First convened during the Covid era, the National Cabinet delivered some of the worst outcomes in ...
Over the last 24 hours, President Trump has come up with a bewildering series of “solutions” to the global oil crisis triggered by his war with Iran. He might seize all of the country’s oil wells. He may send the marines in to capture its main exporting hub, Kharg Island. He has threatened to bomb the country back to the Stone Age if it doesn’t re-open ...
Forget what the textbooks tell you. This stuff actually works. The post An economist’s dark secret: I support a fuel excise cut appeared first on Crikey.
The ABC has made a new pay offer to staff, which is expected to bring an end to one of the most protracted media industrial disputes in recent memory.
ljubaphoto/GettyGrowing older has plenty of upsides – but achy joints is not one of them. As we age, the joints that once handled every bend and fall start to weaken. This is because the amount of cartilage, a tough but flexible kind of connective tissue, and fluid in your joints
Pesach is the greatest piece of educational theatre ever created.
Across the world, on the same night, Jewish families gather around a table and perform the same ritual that has bound us together for centuries. We eat matzah, taste bitterness, recline as free people, and drink as those who remember both suffering and redemption. We speak words that ...
The apocalyptic red skies in Western Australia have generated considerable international media attention. Crimson dust whipped up by the strong outer winds of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle created this unusual phenomenon. Spectacular weather events like this are not common in northwest Australia. They occur under very specific environmental conditions. Most