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In June 2021 we went with the chicken (proposed political party) rather than the egg (proposed political policies).  By September we realised that if we purport to advocate Common Sense, we should also practice it:  None of our members has ever heard a chicken say ‘I came before my own egg’ (not once).  So, Common Sense for Australia is now ‘producing’ (ie our policy eggs).  We hope you will find at least some to your taste. We don’t expect you will find we deliver bad eggs. Be prepared though, for some egg-views that run counter to long-accepted wisdom and shibboleths, of any old political party you favour.

ESSAY 1,  September 2021 – A Political Philosophy for Australia + Eight Specific Policy Issues (4 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   Utilitarian common sense

ESSAY 2,  September 2021 – Intergenerational Equity: Housing + Public Debt (6 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   Smart reform of negative gearing and capital gains tax

ESSAY 3,  October 2021 – Our Covid Opportunity: Lower Immigration (3 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   Dump Australia’s population ponzi scheme; Base our economic progress on GDP per person (not total GDP)

ESSAY 4,  October 2021 – Our Covid Lesson: Federal Power & Responsibility (5 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   Section 51(ix) of the Australian Constitution – next pandemic, Federal Government must do its duty

ESSAY 5,  November 2021 – Ending Energy Warfare: Nuclear Power (5 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   Ticks all the boxes

ESSAY 6,  November 2021 – Federation Reform # 1:  Agree to Fix It! (4 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   Bipartisan federation reform

ESSAY 7,  December 2021 – Federation Reform # 2:  Expenditure Responsibilities (3 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   End the Federal Government’s interference in the delivery of State Government services

ESSAY 8,  December 2021 – Federation Reform # 3.1:  Revenue Options for State Government Accountability (12 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   Federal Government requires State Governments to balance their budgets and raise (almost all) their own money

ESSAY 9,      January 2022 – Federation Reform # 3.2:  Revenue Options for Smaller Government (4 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   End the States’ hidden revenues and replace them with taxation which each State’s voters both see and feel

ESSAY 10,    January 2022 – Federation Reform # 3.3:  Revenue Conclusions (6 minute read):
IN A NUTSHELL:   Federal Government halves personal income tax; State Governments introduce broad-based land taxes

ESSAY 11,  February 2022 – Federation Reform # 3.4:  Wider Benefits Of Swapping Income Tax For Land Tax (3 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   Too many to list here (read the essay for complete nutshell)

ESSAY 12,  February 2022 – Federation Reform # 3.5:  Long Term Rates for Personal Income Tax (3 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   Set and forget 

ESSAY 13,  March 2022 – Economic Ballast: Long Term Rates for Corporate Income Tax (4 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   Smart corporate tax

ESSAY 14, March 2022 – Resolving Murray Darling Water Wars (4 minute read + slide presentation)
IN A NUTSHELL:   End interstate political fraud

ESSAY 15, March 2022 – Resolving Family Lawfare (4 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   Back ‘friendly parents’

ESSAY 16, April 2022 – Policy Hiatus: Federal Election Preview (3 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   Not much common sense

ESSAY 17,  May 2022 – Policy Hiatus: Federal Election Review (2 minute read)
IN A NUTSHELL:   Potential electoral gap remains wide open

ESSAY 18,  June 2022 – Defence: Planning and Procurement
IN A NUTSHELL:   Picked from our Nation’s best journalism

ESSAY 19,  July 2022 – Society: Government’s Role in Aboriginal Issues
IN A NUTSHELL:   Picked from our Nation’s best journalism

ESSAY 20,  August 2022 – Society: Government’s Role in Childcare
IN A NUTSHELL:   Picked from our Nation’s best journalism

ESSAY 21, ‘Next Essay’ – Essay Contributions Welcome: Click here to contribute and/or express your moral support for Common Sense’s Principles).

ESSAY 22, ‘Next Essay’ – Essay Contributions Welcome: Click here to contribute and/or express your moral support for Common Sense’s Principles).

ESSAY 23, ‘Next Essay’ – Essay Contributions Welcome: Click here to contribute and/or express your moral support for Common Sense’s Principles).