Contributed article:
Whilst the advent of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been causing panic in the community, leading to empty supermarket shelves, social distancing, and the closure of businesses, institutions, and events, there is an important ...
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The Coronavirus, China, and Australia’s future
31 March 2020 1 Comment
Buying Australian-made column oil heaters: an indictment of our nation’s industrial demise
18 August 2014 8 Comments
Contributed article (a personal story from an APP member)
About fifteen years ago I bought a Vulcan column oil heater, which was made in Australia. Unfortunately, it stopped working last week. Oh well, no problems, I’ll just buy a new one.
That ...
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“End of the Road” for our car industry — a must watch!
19 April 2014 3 Comments
Contributed article
Four Corners, on ABC TV, have produced a show about Australia’s car manufacturing industry, called “End of the Road”. It aired on Monday the 14th of April 2014, but it will be repeated on Saturday the 19th of April, and it is ...
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Ford closing its manufacturing plants, whilst the Liberal Party sheds crocodile tears
26 May 2013 1 Comment
Was anyone fooled by Tony Abbott’s award-winning performance following the news that Ford will close its car manufacturing plants in Australia?
With a somber look, mustering all the compassion he could wring out, Abbott intoned that “this is a ...
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Buying Australian, a personal story (Protectionism begins with P/eas)
11 April 2013 7 Comments
[Contributed article from an APP member:]
This is a personal story, but one that has implications for Australia as a whole.
Recently I was shopping at my local supermarket and bought some cheap peas; they were a homebrand product which I had ...
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Australian governments should buy Australian-made products
2 September 2011 2 Comments
Eric Ripper, leader of the Labor Party in Western Australia, is to be congratulated for his promotion of a Skilled Local Jobs Bill, in an attempt to keep jobs in Australia instead of them being sent overseas.
Peter Tinley, the WA Labor Party’s ...
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Call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye
31 August 2011 9 Comments
Contributed article by MattM
I’ve been thinking about things very hard for weeks and am still struggling to put together coherent thoughts, but there’s little argument for further delay so for what it’s worth, here they are.
The APP is one of ...
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The reality of China: A danger to the West
From an APP member: The behaviour of Communist China in recent months should be a wake-up call for the Australian people. The fact that the Chinese government initially covered up the Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan speaks volumes about the ...
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