Governments enjoying surpluses have a very strong temptation to splash money around, and while tax cuts are always appealing, cutting taxes at the top of a boom runs the real risk of creating a structural deficit when the boom subsides. Malcolm Turnbull appealboomcreate share on social
Broadcasters or politicians or writers who think that they are respecting Struggle Street, the battlers, by dumbing things down into one-line sound bites are not respecting them, they are treating them with contempt. It's our job above all in politics to tackle the big issues and to explain them. Malcolm Turnbull battlerbigbite share on social
When politicians offer you something for nothing, or something that sounds too good to be true, it's always worth taking a careful second look. Malcolm Turnbull carefulgoodoffer Change image and share on social
Climate change is a global problem. The planet is warming because of the growing level of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. If this trend continues, truly catastrophic consequences are likely to ensue from rising sea levels, to reduced water availability, to more heat waves and fires. Malcolm Turnbull activityavailabilitycatastrophic share on social
There is a tendency to try to dumb everything down and turn everything into a one-paragraph press release or even less, just a slogan. Malcolm Turnbull dumbparagraphpress Change image and share on social
All Australians understand that high-quality, reliable and affordable broadband is a critical part of the infrastructure our nation needs to prosper in coming years. Malcolm Turnbull affordableaustralianbroadband Change image and share on social
Do the bishops seriously imagine that legalising gay marriage will result in thousands of parties to heterosexual marriages suddenly deciding to get divorced so they can marry a person of the same sex? Malcolm Turnbull bishopdecidedivorce share on social
Newspapers are busily experimenting with different models. Traditionally, and I suspect in hindsight very mistakenly, online news was free. And once given free access readers felt it was their entitlement. Malcolm Turnbull accessbusilyentitlement share on social
Let us be honest with each other. The threat to marriage is not the gays. It is a lack of loving commitment - whether it is found in the form of neglect, indifference, cruelty or adultery, to name just a few manifestations of the loveless desert in which too many marriages come to grief. Malcolm Turnbull adulterycommitmentcruelty share on social
China and India will take the global leadership on climate change: they are suffering for it. Malcolm Turnbull changechinaclimate Change image and share on social