James Paterson -- Australian Financial Review -- 18 September 2017 Restoring the rule of law to our industrial relations system has been one of the signature achievements of the Turnbull government. Now is the time to build on that success with wider reforms to increase the efficiency...
Australian Associated Press -- 12 September 2017 A Turnbull government minister has moved to protect Captain Cook and other historic statues following a spate of vandalism. But political opponents have criticised what they see as a return to 'history wars'. Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg has asked the Australian...
Stefanie Balogh -- The Australian -- 9 September 2017 The nation’s universities have spent $1.7 billion on advertising, marketing and promotions over the past seven years as the tertiary sector shifted to a demand-driven system. As universities run a fierce campaign against higher education reforms that would...
James Paterson -- The Spectator Australia -- 9 September, 2017 Defenders of the constitution have our work cut out for us. It seems that every day brings a new, novel, bad idea to change the constitution. Whether it’s a referendum to allow foreign citizens to serve...
Joe Kelly -- The Australian -- 29 August, 2017 Victorian Liberal senator James Paterson has bluntly rejected a major plank of Tony Abbott’s conservative manifesto, speaking out against a constitutional change to allow a joint sitting of parliament without first holding a double-dissolution election. The former prime...
James Paterson -- Australian Financial Review -- 28 August, 2017 Australia should use the opportunity of Brexit to push for a new Commonwealth trade bloc. Scoping discussions are already underway for an Australia-United Kingdom free trade agreement, with formal negotiations to begin once Britain has officially left...