How to Fix Australia?

Map of Australia with person's shadow overlaid, dated August 2020

Australia is one of the world’s greatest countries. Decades of ambition and innovation have resulted in the prosperous, multiethnic and progressive liberal democracy that is modern day Australia. Over recent […]

Ron Manners AO

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It is fitting that Mannkal’s Chairman, Ron Manners, was included on the Queen’s Birthday list (2020) and made an Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia. […]

Sunset Clauses and other measures

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After a crisis there is a tendency for temporary measures to become permanent. Western Australia has seen many past emergency actions set in stone. After World War II, we were […]

Disruption and Optimism!

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Easter provides a time to reflect and consider family, future ambitions and next steps. Like the Christmas holiday, it serves as a break in our frenetic lives. However, rather than […]

“Our ABC” and invisible taxes

Protesters holding yellow signs with sad faces marching against ABC budget cuts in an Australian city

Eight cents a day. That’s what an ABC 1987 advertisement said it would cost each Australian, per day, to run and operate the national broadcaster. This small sum, spent without consent, is […]

The long march through our institutions…

Young people at climate protest holding signs that say 'Climate Action' and 'I Vote for Our Future'

The May 18, 2019, Australian election will not change the trajectory of Australia. A Shorten-Labor victory will certainly accelerate economic stagnation and expand the size of government. However, a Morrison-led […]