Current Events
Even arseholes are good blokes after death
It is commonly said that virtue signalling, or using opinions to display your moral superiority, is a characteristic of the progressive side of politics. Rather than address important problems like endemic domestic violence in Indigenous communities, for example, virtue signallers
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Charging for Australian citizenship would fix the deficit and help migrants
Last month the government and Labor, with my support, agreed to changes that boosted the budget by $6 billion over four years. That’s good, but it’s only a baby step. This year’s budget deficit is estimated to be $37 billion.
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Scrap the backpacker tax
With their backpacker tax bills, the Liberal and National parties are raising revenue, discouraging backpackers to the detriment of Australians, and doing the bidding of the unions.
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Freedom of speech is the paramount freedom
Senator Leyonhjelm speaks in support of his Bill to repeal Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. The government has provided no good reason for why we need S18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. It is misdirected law, ineffective and
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The major parties should keep their grubby paws off our super
Senator Leyonhjelm argues that taxes on superannuation contributions and earnings should be zero, and that taxes on consumption are far better than taxes on income.
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Senator Leyonhjelm on his push to disallow the Adler ban with National Party support
Senator Leyonhjelm talks about his attempt to disallow the 7 shot Adler importation ban with the support of the National Party.
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ABCC Negotiations and Asylum Seekers
Senator Leyonhjelm speaks with Peter Van Onselen about ongoing negotiations with the government’s ABCC legislation as well as Asylum Seekers.
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Senator Leyonhjelm moves a disallowance motion to repeal the Adler import ban
The Firearms Section in the Attorney Generals Department has had an agenda of incremental restrictions on firearms for over a decade. Semi-automatic pistols, pump action rifles, lever action shotguns and lever action rifles are on their list.
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Why we should not be forced to wear bike helmets
Only three countries in the world, including Australia, have mandatory bike helmet laws for adults. Liberal Democrats Senator David Leyonhjelm explains the case for abolishing these laws.
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We oppose the Narcotic Drugs Legislation Amendment Bill
The bill allows the Government to withhold information used against someone who is seeking a licence to produce or research medicinal marijuana, even when that information is not ‘sensitive law enforcement information’.
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