Addressing the nation in one of his “Australia Man-to-Man” broadcasts […]

As a barrister and a connoisseur of English literature, Menzies understood well the power of words and meaning often forged over centuries. Nowhere was this more apparent than when Menzies and his colleagues decided on the name with which to christen their new political party seventy-five years ago

Menzies’ vision for educational institutions to produce erudite, cultured and well-rounded graduates, with a humane understanding of their obligations, is a salutary reminder to the academy that the education business is infinitely more than just a commercial enterprise.

As a vehicle to satisfy the human thirst for recognition and belonging, identity politics has proven an empty vessel. While promising to elevate the status of various minorities it has eroded human dignity, and while claiming to offer solidarity it has sown division and discord

While there is no historical evidence Edmund Burke played any direct part in British plans to establish a penal colony in New South Wales, his tradition of Whiggism arrived with the First Fleet and arguably shaped the character of colonial Australian liberalism

Australia by the 1990s had emerged as one of the most diverse, tolerant and cohesive multicultural nations in the world. Sir Robert Menzies would have objected to 18C not on the grounds of its laudable objective to combat racism but on its inevitable effect of curtailing free speech

With the outcome of the June 23 Brexit referendum eliciting […]