I rise today to express my support for the people of Venezuela, who are currently experiencing what can only be described as a humanitarian catastrophe. As recently as 2001, Venezuela was the wealthiest country in South America. It has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, and...
Senator Paterson asked Minister Matthias Cormann about how the government is responding to Labor and the Greens' attempt to weaken Australia's border protection laws....
Senator Paterson spoke to the senate about the government's response to the banking royal commission, and Labor's disastrous record on border protection....
Senator Paterson joined Sky News’ Chris Kenny to discuss the number of retiring MPs, indigenous activist Jacinta Price, and energy policy....
Senator Paterson spoke at LibertyFest 2018 in Brisbane about strategies to advance liberty....
James Paterson -- The Australian Financial Review -- 14 January 2019 Young Australians are poorly served by a superannuation system that shamefully favours the interests of providers over consumers. That's why the Productivity Commission's call for reform is so compelling. Like many young people, I worked a...
Primrose Riordan -- The Australian -- 1 January 2019 The chair of parliament’s intelligence and security committee, Andrew Hastie, says the detention of two Canadians in China vindicates those who advocated against Australia ratifying an extradition treaty with Beijing. Mr Hastie’s intervention came as Foreign Minister Marise...
Senator Paterson joined Sky News' Tom Connell to talk about religious freedom in education, government research grants, and Australia’s embassy in Israel....
Simon Benson and Primrose Riorden -- The Australian -- 31 October 2018 Scott Morrison has hit back at Indonesia, warning he would not be dictated to on foreign policy by another country, after Malcolm Turnbull said the decision to consider moving Australia’s embassy in Israel from...
Jack Houghton -- Daily Telegraph -- 29 October 2018 Millions of tax dollars allocated for "wacky" research projects has prompted a call for greater government oversight in the grants process. Former education minister Simon Birmingham was forced to step in and ban 11 projects from being funded...