James Paterson -- Australian Financial Review -- 1 April 2018 Tomorrow Josh Frydenberg will hand down the first surplus budget since Peter Costello was treasurer. The road back to surplus has been too hard and too long. Putting in place default budget settings that are taxpayer-friendly...
James Paterson -- The Australian Financial Review -- 14 January 2019 Young Australians are poorly served by a superannuation system that shamefully favours the interests of providers over consumers. That's why the Productivity Commission's call for reform is so compelling. Like many young people, I worked a...
James Paterson -- The Australian -- 1 October 2018 Free speech shouldn’t come with a hefty price tag. The practice of charging event organisers for the cost of ensuring their own safety risks stifling debate and providing an incentive for threats of violence. Last week, University of...
James Paterson -- Australian Financial Review -- 1 October 2018 The battle against red tape is never ending. It requires eternal vigilance and creative thinking from governments determined to keep it at bay. Australia's 27 years of continuous economic growth is one testament to the relative competitiveness...
James Paterson -- Australian Financial Review -- 27 August 2018 Last week will go down as one of the toughest in the 74-year history of the federal Liberal Party. There's not a single member of the party room who is keen to repeat it – nor...
James Paterson -- The Australian Financial Review -- 9 July 2018 The next domino to fall in the Turnbull government's tax-reduction agenda should be to end outdated taxes on motor vehicles. Many Australians would be surprised to learn they are still paying over $1.1 billion in taxes each...
James Paterson -- The Australian -- 18 June 2018 The Australian National University’s decision to cancel plans for a bachelor of Western civilisation has highlighted the rampant anti-Western bias that exists at many Australian universities. But the administration’s decision to cave in to internal pressure should have...
James Paterson -- Daily Telegraph -- 1 June, 2018 The emergence of the gig economy has provided enormous benefits to millions of Australians - but this transformative 21st-century industry is now under attack from a collection of unionists and far-left politicians. The latest threat comes from Greens...
James Paterson -- Australian Financial Review -- 28 May, 2018 The Treasury's competitive neutrality review and a three-year freeze to the ABC's funding presents an opportunity for the national broadcaster to cease its endless expansion and refocus on its core mission of providing services that can't...
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...