We need to paint a compelling vision of a conservative future -- and bring people with us on the journey. It must be positive, hopeful and optimistic, detailing what we are for, not simply what we are against. And it must be built on our core values: freedom, opportunity and human dignity

Free speech means the responsibility to not incite hatred. Arguing the definition of marriage clearly passes this test, yet a government now seeks to prevent a Church teaching its own beliefs in its own schools. It seems those who preach most about tolerance are the most intolerant of all

The ousted PM not only opposed bad policy, he actually rolled it back in the face of intense opposition. Yes, he riled those who shape the fabled 'Canberra consensus' and tirelessly promoted his replacement, but those sorts don't vote conservative

Our governments measure success in terms of dollars spent, not results achieved. They promote dysfunction by imagining welfare cheques make adequate substitutes for absent parents. And all the while, as poverty pimps rake it in and vested interests cheer, the ABC pumps out the propaganda

There is no doubt that citizens should be paying for the provision of necessary services. Yet, as the talk is once more of raising taxes, we are confronted by a twofold problem: governments do a lot of things they shouldn’t be doing, and what they should be doing, they do very inefficiently