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Will Jess Wilson close down Victoria’s Liberal clown show?

The circus also known as the Victorian division of the Liberal Party has just got its first ringmistress. She will have to undo the mess created under...

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Terry Barnes

Time for the Victorian Liberal clown show to get serious

The dysfunctional opposition can’t “do a Dutton” and go to the polls with a bare policy cupboard: it needs to spell out what it will do and how...

22.06.2025 6

Terry Barnes

Defending private hospitals is essential to “saving Medicare”

At Monday’s AFR Healthcare Summit, Mark Butler and Anne Ruston should rule in urgent reform that better balances needs of hospital operators and...

06.04.2025 10

Terry Barnes

Dutton gives lazy ‘me too’ as Albo bets the house on ‘saving Medicare’

The Coalition has buckled to Labor pressure. But how both sides will finance their foolish bulk-billing magic pudding remains to be seen.

23.02.2025 9

Terry Barnes

Mediscare ‘he said, she said’ insults voters’ intelligence

A Labor-Coalition electoral clash over bulk billing is not only foolish, but masks the fact that so much more needs to be done to keep our...

06.01.2025 3

Terry Barnes

Vic Libs must return to economic liberalism and social conservatism

The Moira Deeming disaster reflects the party’s domination by socially progressive moderates believing the path to winning is to out-Labor Labor.

19.12.2024 7

Terry Barnes

Liberals desperately need to end the Pesutto-Deeming drama

A climb down by both sides in this libel case would better for the Victorian Liberals than a damning Federal Court judgement.

23.09.2024 2

Terry Barnes

Health insurance shouldn’t be private hospital’s field of dreams

Instead of protecting private hospitals from predatory insurers, an obsolete contract framework protects hospital operators from full...

25.08.2024 7

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Will Jess Wilson close down Victoria’s Liberal clown show?

Terry Barnes

Time for the Victorian Liberal clown show to get serious

Terry Barnes

Defending private hospitals is essential to “saving Medicare”

Terry Barnes

Dutton gives lazy ‘me too’ as Albo bets the house on ‘saving Medicare’

Terry Barnes

Mediscare ‘he said, she said’ insults voters’ intelligence

Terry Barnes

Vic Libs must return to economic liberalism and social conservatism

Terry Barnes

Liberals desperately need to end the Pesutto-Deeming drama

Terry Barnes

Health insurance shouldn’t be private hospital’s field of dreams

Terry Barnes