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Free trade
Hot on the heels of the free trade deal with China there is clamouring for further deals with the likes of India and Indonesia. But if we want higherwages, cheaper stuff, less red tape and a better deal for the
Read MoreLibertarianism gets a loudspeaker in David Leyonhjelm
At 1pm every Thursday, David Leyonhjelm and his wife, Amanda, set off from their home in Sydney’s inner west on a five-hour drive west to their farm in the hilly, rocky terrain of Hargreaves, near Mudgee in NSW. The 465-hectare
Read MoreUse super for health care: Leyonhjelm
The Liberal Democratic Party’s Senator-elect is proposing Australians draw from their superannuation savings, as well as take up private insurance, to cover health expenses. David Leyonhjelm is proposing to broaden the use of superannuation funds to reduce what he says
Read MoreDavid Leyonhjelm to use ‘blackmail if necessary’
INCOMING crossbench senator David Leyonhjelm says he is willing to “blackmail” the government with his vote, naming tenure for a Sydney shooting range among his top objectives. The NSW Liberal Democratic Party senator-elect, whose six-year term begins on Tuesday, said
Read MoreGuest Post: Blake Crayton-Brown on Liberal Democratic Party Senator-elect David Leyonhjelm
David Leyonhjelm has been elected to the Australian Senate representing the libertarian leaning Liberal Democratic Party. Blake Crayton-Brown has interviewed him and written a profile of him: Having received over 9.5% of the Senate vote in New South Wales, the
Read MoreSenator-elect David Leyonhjelm calls for ‘front door’ asylum-seeker charge
LIBERAL Democratic Senator David Leyonhjelm has proposed a radical plan to charge asylum-seekers $50,000 to come to Australia “through the front door”. Mr Leyonhjelm, who will join the Senate on July 1, will be one of eight crossbench senators who
Read MoreA great article profiling David Leyonhjelm along with Bob Day from Family First
RECENTLY retired US politician Ron Paul lost the Republican nomination for president, but his tireless and consistent advocacy of classical, small-government liberalism indelibly transformed US politics, splintering the Republican Party and awakening a generation of younger, typically left-leaning voters to
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Who guards the internet guards?
A Senate committee is investigating a proposal to force internet service providers to store for two years every email sent, website visited and communication undertaken by their customers. The idea, which originated with the previous government but is lingering, is
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