Stuck on a horse-drawn buggy as world speeds past

Chris Kenny 12:00AMJanuary 18, 2025797 Comments Microsoft has entered into a billion-dollar deal to restart a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania. Picture: AFP For three weeks over Christmas and New Year’s I enjoyed a family holiday in New York City, Washington DC and other parts of the US east coast around NewContinue reading “Stuck on a horse-drawn buggy as world speeds past”

Anti-nuclear Bowen is stuck in a fantasy world of his own

Judith Sloan The Australian December 17, 2024 Picture the scene. It’s a “town and gown” event being held at the University of Chicago. An entrepreneurial businessman approaches a well-known economics professor. He outlines his business proposition, describing the market, the potential demand, the technical requirements, the costs. The professor’s response is simple: if it’s suchContinue reading “Anti-nuclear Bowen is stuck in a fantasy world of his own”

Opening the Overton window

Senator Babet The Spectator Australia December 10, 2024 Liberal leader Peter Dutton is winning in the polls as he continues to take his cues from the United Australia Party. Mr Dutton’s latest election promise – to drop the Aboriginal flag from government press conferences – is something I have been doing and advocating for sinceContinue reading “Opening the Overton window”

A win is still a win: How David Crisafulli has a chance to reshape Queensland’s future

Jamie Walker The Australian October 27, 2024 David Crisafulli says he learned from the mistakes the Newman government made when he was a rookie minister – mistakes that cost him his seat in the Queensland parliament, and nearly his political career. The question is can the Liberal National Party leader dig deep once again andContinue reading “A win is still a win: How David Crisafulli has a chance to reshape Queensland’s future”