Andrew Burrell -- The Australian -- 24 August, 2017 The states will come under pressure to overhaul their anti-discrimination laws if Australians vote yes to same-sex marriage, amid a mounting push to protect the rights of people and companies to act according to their religious beliefs. In an unexpected...
Rachel Baxendale -- The Australian -- 11 August, 2017 Victorian Labor MP Michael Danby has sought to reassure the Jewish community his divided party still supports Israel by taking out a full-page, taxpayer-funded colour advertisement in the Australian Jewish News. The advertisement was published yesterday after the NSW...
James Paterson -- Herald Sun -- 10 August, 2017 E-CIGARETTES have been a powerful tool for reducing smoking around the world. They could be in Australia too, if we let them. Public education and policy changes have reduced Australian smoking rates from 25 per cent of the...
Amy Remeikis Lucy Battersby -- The Age -- 4 August, 2017 The creation of a new category of not-for-profit journalism in Australia could be enough to convince crossbenchers to pass the government's changes to media laws. The idea of giving public interest journalism the same tax deductions as...
Media release -- Senator Paterson -- Monday 1 August, 2017 Greens endorse anti-Israel candidate for Melbourne Ports Victorian Liberal Senator James Paterson has condemned the nomination of Steph Hodgins-May as Greens candidate for Melbourne Ports. “As the Liberal Party's patron Senator for Melbourne Ports, I am disappointed...
Samantha Hutchinson -- The Australian -- 1 August, 2017 ALP stalwart Michael Danby is facing pressure to bow out of contention for the federal seat of Melbourne Ports next election, ending a near-20-year stranglehold. The veteran MP and ardent Israel supporter is the subject of an internal...
James Paterson -- The Age -- 24 July, 2017 The Referendum Council's narrow, take it or leave it approach to constitutional recognition is unlikely to be approved by the Australian people. The Referendum Council's final report to Parliament is even more remarkable than last month's Uluru Statement from the...
James Paterson -- The Australian Financial Review -- 19 July, 2017 The best way to promote media diversity in the digital age is to simplify and reduce media regulations, not create new tax-redistribution schemes to fund favoured publications. Australian media companies are facing unprecedented challenges brought on...