Ross Fitzgerald - The Daily Telegraph – January 05, 201212:00AM OVER the past few months, Labor's standard attack on Tony Abbott has been that he's “too negative”. They've even published a…
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Tony Abbott knows he is landing the blows
Government to blame for boats
An opinion piece by Christopher Pyne published in the Australian on 27th of December 2011
The Constitution makes the only prerequisite to form a government in Australia the ability to control a majority of the elected members on the floor of the House of Representatives,…
The effectiveness of the Abbott Coalition
Emeritus Professor of History and Politics, Ross Fitzgerald examines the effectivenesss of the Coalition's campaign in the Daily Telegraph
OVER the past few months, Labor's standard attack on Tony Abbott has been that he's “too negative”. They've even published a pamphlet about the Opposition Leader: The Little Book of…
School funding review
Cost of living increases have battered South Australians over the past few years. Electricity prices in particular have hit many people hard. Up by 75 per cent since 2002, we…
Column - Sunday Mail - 27 June 2010
New PM comes with baggage
THIS week union bosses and Labor Party factional warlords, in cahoots with Julia Gillard, assassinated Kevin Rudd and made Ms Gillard Prime Minister of Australia. This is the same Julia…
Teacher Bonus Opinion Piece
I have visited a lot of schools around Australia and in each one I met dedicated and passionate teachers and principals who believe that education has the power to better…
Opinion - Weekend Australian - MySchool
MySchool fuels politics of envy
DESPITE the much heralded nature of the new MySchool 2.0 website (goodness knows what the .0 is for), Schools Minister Peter Garrett has been unable to explain how publishing financial…
Opinion - Daily Telegraph - Education
Coalition will offer all parents a choice on their child's education
YOU'D be hard pressed to find any parent who would agree an ”education revolution” has occurred in their child's school over the past three years. Promised in 2007 and much…
Opinion - Australian - BER Taskforce a whitewash
Opinion - BER Taskforce a whitewash
Published in The Weekend Australian WHEN does the evidence become so overwhelming, the list of problems too long, and the community anger so great that a government will move from…
Column - Sunday Mail - 23 May 2010
Black Hill Pony Club
More than 30 years ago a group of dedicated volunteers took a piece of land in Woodforde and created something unique. Back then there was no shortage of open space…