Malcolm Turnbull
Before we bring in the masses, we need the transit
Malcolm Turnbull In Australia, we have never idealised city life. Instead, we have romanticised the bush and compared it very favourably with the city life most of us prefer.
Swan must tell us what he gave back to miners
Malcolm Turnbull Why won't Wayne Swan and Julia Gillard tell the truth about how much revenue they gave up to the big resources companies to stop their campaign against the proposed ''super profits'' mining tax?
Axed and humiliated: someone should give this poor bastard a hug
Malcolm Turnbull All eyes were focused on Kevin Rudd as he gave his last press conference as prime minister. We saw him try to crack hardy with a little laugh, the false laughter that comes from a heart that only...
Chinese debt binge is fuelling a dangerous property bubble
Malcolm Turnbull Kevin Rudd may privately badmouth China, but his economic strategy is heavily dependent on continued strong Chinese growth.
Governor Macquarie's vision comes under threat
Malcolm Turnbull How ironic in this year, the bicentenary of Lachlan Macquarie's arrival as governor of NSW, when Kristina Keneally's Labor government is celebrating the ''Macquarie Vision'' with a magnificent light...
Mining slug one more for Rudd's fiascos list
Malcolm Turnbull There is something chaotic and dysfunctional about the Rudd government. On almost every front we are seeing the consequences of what appears to be highly centralised decision making from the Prime...
Memo to Sir Kevin: a brave decision, Prime Minister
Malcolm Turnbull When Sir Humphrey Appleby thought his minister was about to make a big error he would arch one eyebrow and say, "that would be a courageous decision, minister".
Unlike politicians, the threat of global warming is here to stay
Malcolm Turnbull When the Liberal Party room replaced me as its leader, by a margin of one vote, I resolved immediately I would not resign from Parliament and trigger a byelection.
Political leaders come and go, but global warming continues
Malcolm Turnbull Politics is a rough game and while losing the leadership hurt, I will not retire bitter.
Personal and heartfelt decision to quit politics
Malcolm Turnbull I have today formally advised the Leader of the Opposition and the President of the Wentworth FEC of the Liberal Party that I will not be contesting the seat of Wentworth at the federal election...
Tragedy amid the beauty at The Gap
Malcolm Turnbull Lucy, my wife, and I often walk with our dogs along the cliffs leading down to The Gap at South Head. It is one of the most beautiful spots in the electorate of Wentworth.
The government throws prudence - and billions - to the wind
Malcolm Turnbull Kevin Rudd's earnest, bespectacled appearance gives the impression of a cautious, bureaucratic type.
Allow free market to set carbon price
Malcolm Turnbull It is our job, as MPs, to legislate with an eye to the long-term future, beyond the next election, and ensure what we do today will make Australia a better, safer place.
If we don't act now, nothing will stop the worst polluters
Malcolm Turnbull India and China will not act unless bigger polluters do so first.
Abbott's climate change policy is bullshit
Malcolm Turnbull While a shadow minister, Tony Abbott, was never afraid of speaking bluntly in a manner that was at odds with Coalition policy.
Into the brave new world of making a difference
Malcolm Turnbull It was Rupert Murdoch who shrewdly, if gloomily, predicted: "The internet will destroy more profitable businesses than it will create."
