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Five things we can do to legislate against weasel-wording politicians

Scott Prasser · March 14, 2023 · SKY NEWS

Speaking truth to people The Albanese administration’s recent surprise announcements about superannuation — like its predecessor’s failure to admit the …
We are all socialists now, but weren’t we always?

Scott Prasser · February 1, 2022 · Spectator

Before the 2007 federal election I posited that ‘Australians are all conservatives now’ (The Australian, 20 April). It argued that thanks to years of reform by Coalition and Labor federal governments, whoever won the election did not matter ‘because during the past two decades conservatives have won all the key policy battles …
Brits beat us to an independent pandemic inquiry

Scott Prasser · January 7, 2022 · Canberra Times

While Australia can beat the Brits in cricket, the Brits have beaten us in mounting an independent inquiry into government handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Climate retreat may be one too many for the Nats

Scott Prasser · November 2, 2021 · The Australian

During the past few weeks, the federal Nationals made headlines when they raised concerns about Scott Morrison’s climate change polices, …
A royal commission into coronavirus? Be careful what you wish for

Scott Prasser · September 30, 2021 · Spectator

Some former politicians and commentators are suggesting there be an ‘independent’ review in the form of a royal commission to …
A public holiday for a cancelled event? You can’t get much more corona-crazy

Scott Prasser · August 9, 2021 · Spectator

Those south of the Queensland border may have heard of the Brisbane Exhibition — or the Ekka as it colloquially …
What would Menzies think of today’s Liberal Party?

Scott Prasser · May 28, 2021 · Canberra Times

Labor’s 20 per cent result in the weekend’s Hunter by-election is being seen as a warning to both state and …
Is a royal commission the best way to tackle veterans’ suicides?

Scott Prasser · May 5, 2021 · Spectator

The announcement by the Morrison Government to appoint a royal commission into the suicides of Australian war veterans will come …
Queensland poll post mortems are missing the bigger picture

Scott Prasser · November 3, 2020 · Spectator

The ALP in Queensland has just won its third election in a row under Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, stunning almost all pundits …
The Victorian hotel quarantine scandal inquiry: more tricks and delays

Scott Prasser · August 14, 2020 · Online Opinion

The public will have to wait an extra six weeks to November 6 for answers from the Andrews government’s independent …

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On Liberty EP66 Royal commissions and public inquiries in Australia

Salvatore Babones , Scott Prasser · September 1, 2021 · On Liberty · S04

We talked to Scott Prasser, senior policy advisor and CIS scholar. In his recent book, Scott argues hardly a day …
On Liberty EP14 Trying times, federal politics in an age of political outrage

Salvatore Babones , Scott Prasser · July 2, 2020 · On Liberty · S01

Earlier in 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was under fire for his handling of the bushfires, floods and sports funding …