Senator Paterson – The Australian – 13 November, 2017 On the question of religious freedom and same-sex marriage, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten both put it well. On September 15, the Prime Minister said: “I just want to reassure Australians that as strongly...
Media release -- Monday 13 November, 2017 Senator James Paterson has today released a draft bill to legalise same sex marriage in Australia, while preserving the freedoms of all Australians. “I’ve long believed that same sex couples deserve the freedom to marry, just like every other Australian....
Andrew Tillett -- Australian Financial Review -- 30 October 2017 Liberal MPs have revived calls for the Australian embassy to be relocated to Jerusalem ahead of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's truncated trip to Israel. Mr Turnbull was forced to delay his departure after the High Court banished...
James Paterson -- J Wire -- 23 October 2017 It’s becoming abundantly clear that Labor is abandoning its support for Israel, and the few remaining pro-Israel Labor MPs appear incapable of stopping it…writes Senator James Paterson. The South Australia Labor party conference unanimously supported the unilateral recognition...
James Paterson -- Australian Financial Review -- 16 October 2016 The fact that the cost of renewable energy is falling is a good thing. But it raises big questions about the future of energy policy. Globally, the cost of wind-powered generation has halved in the past seven...
James Paterson -- Daily Telegraph -- 13 October 2017 Australia’s public health industry is once again pushing a nanny state agenda that will hurt low income Australians already struggling with cost of living pressures. The latest initiative, proposed at the Global Alcohol Policy Conference in Melbourne last...
James Paterson -- Herald Sun -- 9 October 2017 Australians are struggling with energy prices and a high cost of living. But that doesn’t stop so-called public health experts from constantly proposing new taxes. The latest example is the Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC), whose Tipping the Scales...
James Paterson -- Personal & Political -- 4 October 2010 The Liberal Party is a broad church. It contains people who call themselves conservatives, people who call themselves libertarians, and people who just call themselves Liberals. Each of these labels represents a school of thought on...
Tom Minear -- Herald Sun -- 29 September 2017 Australia's most senior unionist has admitted she had no idea about Bob Hawke’s historic decision to deregister a union which was the forerunner to the CFMEU. Australian Council of Trade Unions secretary Sally McManus was this morning quizzed...