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Senator Leyonhjelm’s Christmas crossword
A little seasonal levity from the Office of Senator Leyonhjelm.
Read MoreWhose life is it anyway? Senate to consider assisted suicide
“There is no more fundamental indication of individual freedom than the ability to decide what to do with our own body,” Senator Leyonhjelm writes. “If the law prevents us from making free choices about it then we are not really
Read MoreLeyonhjelm’s Christmas gift to sporting shooters
Liberal Democrat Senator David Leyonhjelm has achieved an agreement with the Government that will give sporting shooters a new state-of the art home in western Sydney and free up $3 billion of land at Malabar. The agreement resolves ten years
Read MoreHow well do you know the Metadata Bill?
The metadata that the Government will require Internet Service Providers to retain for two years
Read MoreSenate to investigate effectiveness of wind turbines
This will be the focus of a new Senate inquiry announced today by Liberal Democrat Senator
David Leyonhjelm into the regulatory governance and economic impact of wind turbines.
Bullying smokers
It is becoming less and less socially acceptable to bully people nowadays. Picking on people because of their physical appearance, opinions or intelligence is frowned upon. But there are some people who remain fair game – smokers. Which is why,
Read MoreTaxation, a costly sacrifice of individual choice
Taking Classical Liberalism to the people – article in the Financial Review After I was elected, during a trip to Canberra, I stood at the Australian War Memorial and looked down Anzac Parade. Parliament House dwarfed its predecessor, stretching its
Read MorePolicies to cut out and keep
I MADE history in the Senate last December. I am the first senator to introduce a bill that received only one vote in its favour, mine. Across the chamber, the other senators were either herded together by their whips or
Read MoreIf 2014 was a sad year for liberty in Australia, 2015 will be no better
The Abbott government struggled to gain passage of anything worthwhile in its first full year. Most of its economic reforms were stymied, with higher education the most notable failure. It’s fair to say the deficit problem is still far from
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Everyone has something to hide if universal data retention becomes law in Australia
Last week, attorney general George Brandis described data retention as “absolutely crucial in identifying terrorist networks and protecting the public”. On that basis, he argued for passage of the government’s data retention legislation. This assertion is simply false. The government has all
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