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Terry Barnes

The Daily Telegraph

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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

Financial Review

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

Financial Review

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

Financial Review

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

Financial Review

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

Financial Review

Terry Barnes