During the recent debate about tax reform in Australia, changes to the GST have been made out to be a bogeyman. This article discusses why consumption taxes such as the GST are preferable to income taxation methods such personal income tax and company tax. Continue reading In Defense of GST

O-week started out both miserable and dark, and not just because of the rain: before everyone had even started manning their stalls the LifeChoice stall had already been vandalised. Continue reading LifeChoice Shows the Dark Side of the Regressive Left

We pride ourselves in being a free and tolerant nation. It is true and good that our legal framework largely protects our right to free speech and to freely exercise or choose not to exercise, even criticise, religion. It is right that people, whether private citizens or business executives, are free to voice matters of conscience and conviction and are free to act on those … Continue reading Civil Disagreement: A Lost Virtue

The facts of the case for nuclear energy in Australia. Continue reading Nuclear in Australia’s Energy Mix

Turnbull gains support of the party room over 18C reform. Continue reading Turnbull’s 18C Compromise A Win

Chaneg Torres interviews former Prime Minister John Howard about the nature of his conservative philosophy, its successful application during his time in government, reflections on current global political trends and issues close to home for us on campus. Continue reading A Chat with The Hon John Howard OM AC