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Amanda Vanstone

Amanda Vanstone

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Amanda Vanstone is a former senator for South Australia, a former Howard government minister, and a former ambassador to Italy. She writes fortnightly for ACM.

To the politically jaded, Hanson might seem like a breath of fresh air. She's not

Hanson is good at is fanning the flames, but what has she achieved?

Amanda Vanstone
To the politically jaded, Hanson might seem like a breath of fresh air. She's not

Inflicting damage under the guise of support

The idea govts should fund the arts with no oversight is wrong.

Amanda Vanstone
Inflicting damage under the guise of support

Here's what I'd do with people who come here and start spewing hate

Misbehaviour should have consequences.

Amanda Vanstone
Here's what I'd do with people who come here and start spewing hate

The accountability gap: why govt hides behind bureaucrats and advisory bodies

Looks like the government has forgotten who is actually in charge.

Amanda Vanstone
The accountability gap: why govt hides behind bureaucrats and advisory bodies

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

As we watch them scramble to the top, here's what these politicians are missing.

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

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

The Libs have swung and missed big time on climate.

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

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

It's not right-wing nastiness. It's just realistic.

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

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

You've got a lot of potential. But you've got a lot to learn.

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

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Great job, you mindless virtue-signallers. This overreach could lead to disaster

Stop telling people how they ought to live thier lives.

Amanda Vanstone
Great job, you mindless virtue-signallers. This overreach could lead to disaster

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

The government needs to urgently clean it up and explain itself.

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