
Jacqui Munro: Out with the old, in with the new political script
A party can’t govern forever, though Menzies set a high bar at 16 consecutive years as Prime Minister. Despite a couple of...

Jacqui Munro: Time to home in on Indigenous Voice to Parliament
In 1942 Robert Menzies spoke about three homes that all Australians should be afforded the ability to inhabit: Homes material, homes human...

Jacqui Munro: Politics must regain centre stage in two-party system to avoid extreme measures
I’m sure he doesn’t remember it, but one evening in a pub Nick Greiner changed my mind about the value of Australia’s...

Jacqui Munro: Our next government must take up the tax reform gauntlet
Modern Australia is a largely conservative nation. Not prone to revolutionary agendas or whimsy in politics. Suspicious of change for the sake...

How innovation and a skilled workforce can keep us safe from external threats
This week the realities of war loom large. We commemorate the service of the Anzacs and the horrors of the Shoah (the...

Not law’s place to ‘fix’ transgender sport debate
Right off the bat (to use a sporting phrase), let me acknowledge the complexity of discussion around transgender matters. There is a...

Tried-and-true messages to go from strength to strength in election campaign
Keep in mind two political axioms for the six weeks ahead: You can’t fatten the pig on market day (an Aussie special,...