21 May Senator Paterson talks religious freedom on Sky News
Senator Paterson joined Sky News' David Speers to talk about the Ruddock review into religious freedom, and Liberal Party preselections....
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18 May Calls for Australia to follow US lead on Jerusalem Embassy rebuffed
Gareth Narunski -- Australian Jewish News -- 18 May, 2018 PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull has reiterated that Australia’s Embassy in Israel will remain in Tel Aviv following the opening of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem on Monday. Australia was not represented among the diplomats from the...
15 May Senator Paterson discusses the protests in Gaza and upcoming Liberal preselections
Senator Paterson joins Kieran Gilbert on Sky News' AM agenda to discuss the protests in Gaza surrounding the relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem, and the upcoming Liberal preselections....
06 May Senator Paterson officially opens the Tullamarine Freeway upgrade
Senator Paterson officially opened stage one of the Citylink Tullamarine Freeway upgrade. The upgrade will save Victorians up to 15 minutes when travelling to the airport in peak conditions. Coverage by Seven News...
30 Apr Gonski and other government programs should be piloted first
James Paterson -- Australian Financial Review -- 30 April, 2018 When it comes to taxpayers' money, good intentions are not enough. Australia needs a more rigorous process for testing the rollout of new, big-spending plans. Even the most carefully designed policy ideas often fail when put into practice. One...
29 Apr Senator Paterson at the 29th Conference of the Samuel Griffith Society
Senator James Paterson presents "In Defence of the Senate" at the Twenty-Ninth Conference of the Samuel Griffith Society in Perth, on 26th August 2017....
28 Apr ALP call to prefer same-sex backers
Andrew Clennell & Simon Benson -- The Australian -- 28 April, 2018 Fresh from Bill Shorten’s celebration of the same-sex marriage parliamentary vote, the Labor Party is set to urge at its national conference for Labor to “preference” organisations that “ensure the equal and fair treatment...
28 Apr Senators blasted for ‘harassing’ business chiefs
Samantha Hutchinson -- The Australian -- 28 April, 2018 A Senate committee grilling the Business Council of Australia over proposed company-tax rate cuts has been criticised for harassing witnesses and conducting a “witch-hunt” against a private organisation and big businesses that pledge to invest if the...
25 Apr The Greens show why identity politics must be rejected
James Paterson -- The Spectator Australia -- 25 April 2018 Identity politics is a corrosive ideology that will create division and hostility if it’s allowed to take hold – as the latest factional warfare in the Greens has shown. Every political party experiences internal conflict from time to...
24 Apr Brave New World of Trade
Tim Fischer -- The Australian -- 24 April 2018 Post the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting and post Brexit, trade manoeuvres should build now and encompass lateral thinking with Singapore, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Australia can benefit greatly from Brexit with new concepts...