James Paterson -- The Australian -- 2 June, 2017 Indigenous Australians should be properly consulted on policies that affect them. But that can be achieved without radical constitutional change. The full implications of the Uluru Statement from the Heart will be clear only when the Referendum Council’s...
Tom Minear and Anthony Galloway -- Herald Sun -- 31 May, 2017 CLAIMS by the Andrews Government that it is being forced to dismantle the CFA because of a ”completely unworkable” federal law have been thrown into doubt by documents filed at the Fair Work Commission. Premier...
Primrose Riordan -- The Australian -- 4 May, 2017 An Australian government senator has called for closer relations with Taiwan and met with the country’s president Tsai Ing-wen amid a diplomatic spat between Australia and China. A group of MPs and Senators — Senator James Paterson, Stuart...
In a wide ranging interview with Tom Connell on Sky News, Senator James Paterson discusses debt warnings, report into university funding, metadata, as well as other political stories....
Senator James Paterson joins Kieran Gilbert on AM Agenda to discuss backbenches debating publicly, safe schools and anti-bullying programs, company tax cuts, and the Adani coal mine in northern Queensland....
Senator James Paterson joins Karvelas to discuss housing affordability, safe schools and the ongoing current political tensions worldwide....
James Paterson -- The Australian -- 24 March 2017 Across the political spectrum, everyone agrees the Queensland University of Technology students’ case under section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act was an appalling injustice. Everyone says they want to ensure a case like it never happens again. But...
“The government’s proposal to reform 18C is a major step forward for free speech. I am pleased the government has been guided by the human rights committee’s report to change the Human Rights Commission’s processes and the law itself. Only a combination of these two reforms...
Senator James Paterson is interviewed by David Speers on the government's changes to 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act....
Chris Merritt -- The Australian -- 17 March, 2017 When the government reveals its plan for section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, it will be judged against two criteria: Will it end the furore? And will it address 18C’s vulnerability to a constitutional challenge? Unless the...