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...
Lucy Battersby -- The Sydney Morning Herald -- 26 August 2017 Unions have called on the government to sack Australia Post chairman John Stanhope after it emerged former chief executive Ahmed Fahour received a $10.8 million pay packet in his final year. Mr Fahour's $8.7 million in bonuses on top of a $2.04 million base salary attracted...
James Paterson -- The Australian -- 25 August, 2017 We should extend the freedom to marry to same-sex couples, but doing so shouldn’t come at the expense of other people’s freedom. As a classical liberal, I don’t believe it is appropriate for the government to prevent same-sex couples...
Andrew Burrell & Greg Brown -- The Australian -- 25 August, 2017 A Liberal senator who supports same-sex marriage says he is worried that activists will deliberately seek out advocates of traditional marriage to sue them under federal and state anti-discrimination law. Victorian senator James Paterson, an...
Josh Levi -- The Australian Jewish News -- 25 August 2017 Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop’s announcement that she will look into the prospects of having an Australian diplomatic presence in Jerusalem has been hailed as significant. Bishop, who is responsible for Australia’s embassies and missions around the world,...