Small-minded people with small dreams: an ex-politician's advice to today's pollies

19.11.2025 6

Amanda Vanstone

Small-minded people with small dreams: an ex-politician's advice to today's pollies

19.11.2025 8

Amanda Vanstone

There's a word for people too worried about their egos and not the people they serve

05.11.2025 5

Amanda Vanstone

There's a word for people too worried about their egos and not the people they serve

05.11.2025 5

Amanda Vanstone

Our country has gone soft. If we keep giving everyone a leg up, it'll end in disaster

23.10.2025 8

Amanda Vanstone

Our country has gone soft. If we keep giving everyone a leg up, it'll end in disaster

23.10.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

Hey Jacinta, here's where you should be looking if you actually want to be PM

08.10.2025 8

Amanda Vanstone

Hey Jacinta, here's where you should be looking if you actually want to be PM

08.10.2025 5

Amanda Vanstone

More virtue signalling and lecturing from the UN. Here's how I would clean up that place

25.09.2025 3

Amanda Vanstone

More virtue signalling and lecturing from the UN. Here's how I would clean up that place

25.09.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

I know better than most how immigration affects this nation. Here's why I'm worried

10.09.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

I know better than most how immigration affects this nation. Here's why I'm worried

10.09.2025 9

Amanda Vanstone

We have to stop expecting public servants to come up with solutions to our problems

28.08.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

We have to stop expecting public servants to come up with solutions to our problems

28.08.2025 8

Amanda Vanstone

Our govt made a choice to be anti-Israel. And it's basically sunk a two-state solution

14.08.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

Our govt made a choice to be anti-Israel. And it's basically sunk a two-state solution

14.08.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

I know why the UN is telling us to get tough on climate and not China, India and America

30.07.2025 8

Amanda Vanstone

I know why the UN is telling us to get tough on climate and not China, India and America

30.07.2025 7

Amanda Vanstone

We turned against unelected leaders but we're still being overrun by bossy boots

17.07.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

We turned against unelected leaders but we're still being overrun by bossy boots

17.07.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

When it comes to government spending, there's some key information we're not getting

03.07.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

When it comes to government spending, there's some key information we're not getting

03.07.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

We need to close the gap. But how? Some things need to happen first

19.06.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

We need to close the gap. But how? Some things need to happen first

19.06.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

I was much more idealistic when I was younger. Here's what turned me into a realist

04.06.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

I was much more idealistic when I was younger. Here's what turned me into a realist

04.06.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

Nuclear is not the bogeyman it's made out to be. Just think rationally

22.05.2025 8

Amanda Vanstone

Nuclear is not the bogeyman it's made out to be. Just think rationally

22.05.2025 4

Amanda Vanstone

From experience, time in opposition toughens you up and makes you a better MP

08.05.2025 6

Amanda Vanstone

From experience, time in opposition toughens you up and makes you a better MP

08.05.2025 7

Amanda Vanstone

I don't worry about what the polls say. People are sick of them and things change quickly

23.04.2025 7

Amanda Vanstone

I don't worry about what the polls say. People are sick of them and things change quickly

23.04.2025 6

Amanda Vanstone

Yes, the US took a baseball bat to the free trade system

09.04.2025 9

Amanda Vanstone

Yes, the US took a baseball bat to the free trade system

09.04.2025 7

Amanda Vanstone

Some uni research is useless. That's not necessarily a bad thing

26.03.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

Some uni research is useless. That's not necessarily a bad thing

26.03.2025 5

Amanda Vanstone

These transparency warriors need to be upfront with us before the election

13.03.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

These transparency warriors need to be upfront with us before the election

13.03.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

As a minister, I saw exactly where public servants wasted the most time and money

26.02.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

As a minister, I saw exactly where public servants wasted the most time and money

26.02.2025 7

Amanda Vanstone

Why Indigenous Australia gets not a bang but a whimper for the bucks spent

12.02.2025 9

Amanda Vanstone

Why Indigenous Australia gets not a bang but a whimper for the bucks spent

12.02.2025 8

Amanda Vanstone

Just when you thought Albo couldn't get more tin-eared, he reheats his biggest failure

29.01.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

Just when you thought Albo couldn't get more tin-eared, he reheats his biggest failure

29.01.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

Sorry to all the thought police out there. But Trump is good for politics

15.01.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

Sorry to all the thought police out there. But Trump is good for politics

15.01.2025 6

Amanda Vanstone

Idea we only get diversity if we elect so-called independents is a load of bunkum

With an election around the corner, a lot of pollsters will be trying to work out how we'll vote. Sometimes people vote on the basis of the local...

01.01.2025 10

Amanda Vanstone

Idea we only get diversity if we elect so-called independents is a load of bunkum

With an election around the corner, a lot of pollsters will be trying to work out how we'll vote. Sometimes people vote on the basis of the local...

01.01.2025 6

Amanda Vanstone

You think corruption is costly? An even greater cost is piling up under our noses

Would you rather get a better bang for billions in spending or bash a pollie? Login or signup to continue reading Corruption, whether in...

18.12.2024 7

Amanda Vanstone

You think corruption is costly? An even greater cost is piling up under our noses

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Small-minded people with small dreams: an ex-politician's advice to today's pollies

Amanda Vanstone

Small-minded people with small dreams: an ex-politician's advice to today's pollies

Amanda Vanstone

There's a word for people too worried about their egos and not the people they serve

Amanda Vanstone

There's a word for people too worried about their egos and not the people they serve

Amanda Vanstone

Our country has gone soft. If we keep giving everyone a leg up, it'll end in disaster

Amanda Vanstone

Our country has gone soft. If we keep giving everyone a leg up, it'll end in disaster

Amanda Vanstone

Hey Jacinta, here's where you should be looking if you actually want to be PM

Amanda Vanstone

Hey Jacinta, here's where you should be looking if you actually want to be PM

Amanda Vanstone

More virtue signalling and lecturing from the UN. Here's how I would clean up that place

Amanda Vanstone

More virtue signalling and lecturing from the UN. Here's how I would clean up that place

Amanda Vanstone

I know better than most how immigration affects this nation. Here's why I'm worried

Amanda Vanstone

I know better than most how immigration affects this nation. Here's why I'm worried

Amanda Vanstone

We have to stop expecting public servants to come up with solutions to our problems

Amanda Vanstone

We have to stop expecting public servants to come up with solutions to our problems

Amanda Vanstone

Our govt made a choice to be anti-Israel. And it's basically sunk a two-state solution

Amanda Vanstone

Our govt made a choice to be anti-Israel. And it's basically sunk a two-state solution

Amanda Vanstone

I know why the UN is telling us to get tough on climate and not China, India and America

Amanda Vanstone

I know why the UN is telling us to get tough on climate and not China, India and America

Amanda Vanstone

We turned against unelected leaders but we're still being overrun by bossy boots

Amanda Vanstone

We turned against unelected leaders but we're still being overrun by bossy boots

Amanda Vanstone

When it comes to government spending, there's some key information we're not getting

Amanda Vanstone

When it comes to government spending, there's some key information we're not getting

Amanda Vanstone

We need to close the gap. But how? Some things need to happen first

Amanda Vanstone

We need to close the gap. But how? Some things need to happen first

Amanda Vanstone

I was much more idealistic when I was younger. Here's what turned me into a realist

Amanda Vanstone

I was much more idealistic when I was younger. Here's what turned me into a realist

Amanda Vanstone

Nuclear is not the bogeyman it's made out to be. Just think rationally

Amanda Vanstone

Nuclear is not the bogeyman it's made out to be. Just think rationally

Amanda Vanstone

From experience, time in opposition toughens you up and makes you a better MP

Amanda Vanstone

From experience, time in opposition toughens you up and makes you a better MP

Amanda Vanstone

I don't worry about what the polls say. People are sick of them and things change quickly

Amanda Vanstone

I don't worry about what the polls say. People are sick of them and things change quickly

Amanda Vanstone

Yes, the US took a baseball bat to the free trade system

Amanda Vanstone

Yes, the US took a baseball bat to the free trade system

Amanda Vanstone

Some uni research is useless. That's not necessarily a bad thing

Amanda Vanstone

Some uni research is useless. That's not necessarily a bad thing

Amanda Vanstone

These transparency warriors need to be upfront with us before the election

Amanda Vanstone

These transparency warriors need to be upfront with us before the election

Amanda Vanstone

As a minister, I saw exactly where public servants wasted the most time and money