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The Impossible Promises of our Politicians
Eighty per cent of Australian households now receive more in government benefits than they pay in income tax. Now that the majority of...
Peter Francis Fenwick
Apr 11, 20151 min read
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Empowered Communities
Noel Pearson is admired as one of Australia’s great political leaders and thinkers. Last week, he released a 165-page document Empowered...
Peter Francis Fenwick
Mar 30, 20153 min read
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Being Responsible for Ourselves and Our Families
I wonder why the focus of our solutions for social problems seems to be to ask strangers to deal with them and government to fund it. The...
Peter Francis Fenwick
Mar 23, 20151 min read
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Honouring the Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs create jobs. So if we want more jobs then we have to create an environment in which entrepreneurs flourish.
Peter Francis Fenwick
Mar 16, 20153 min read
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Crony Capitalism
Many works by the great Australian sculptor Geoffrey Bartlett juxtapose contrasting elements in surprising ways, delighting the senses...
Peter Francis Fenwick
Mar 11, 20153 min read
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Minimum Wages Deny Jobs to Youth
At the first suggestion that minimum wages and penalty rates might be subject to review by the Productivity Commission, the ACTU hit the...
Peter Francis Fenwick
Mar 9, 20154 min read
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Solidarity
We shall not be free if we are not compassionate. We should always be ready to assist those experiencing hardships, particularly...
Peter Francis Fenwick
Feb 23, 20152 min read
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Throughout the Western World, the Welfare State has been exposed as economically unsustainable. The regulatory and coercive powers of the...
Peter Francis Fenwick
Feb 17, 20151 min read
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