Op-Eds from The Australian Commons
A little less formal, a little more provocative, but always with the aim of getting people thinking.
Our Opinion Pieces explore the issues, personalities and debates shaping Australia. From politics and culture to the occasional absurdity of public life, these articles offer commentary, challenge conventional thinking and ask questions that deserve more attention.
You won’t always agree with what’s written here, and that’s perfectly fine. Good ideas deserve to be challenged, different perspectives deserve to be heard, and a healthy democracy needs more conversation, not less.
In the Land of the Aimless, the Redhead with half a plan Is Queen
Pauline Hanson, One Nation, and the problem with politicians who don’t know where they’re going. By Jason Gay Pauline Hanson has been a fixture of Australian politics for almost three decades. Love her or loathe her, the woman has remarkable staying power. Political parties have come and gone, prime ministers have been installed and disposed…
If the Budget Had a Hard Limit, Would 59 Advisers Make the Cut?
What 59 Prime Ministerial advisers can tell us about government spending, fiscal discipline and the need for real budget limits. By Jason Gay Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reportedly has 59 personal staff and advisers working in his office. My first thought wasn’t outrage. It was a question. If the Federal Government had a hard spending…
