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Alan Jones AO is one of Australia’s most prominent and influential broadcasters. He is a former successful radio figure and coach of the Australian National Rugby Union team, the Wallabies. He has also been a Rugby League coach and administrator, with senior roles in the Australian Sports Commission, the Institute of Sport and the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust. Alan Jones is a former Senior Advisor and Speechwriter to the former Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser.

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People line up outside Marrickville Centrelink to register for the Government assisted payments for people who have recently lost work due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Picture: Toby Zerna

Smashing economy not the best way to deal with virus

The nation shares a profound understanding of the difficulties confronting the prime minister and his team in dealing with this coronavirus, but our long-term public health requires a strong economy, and right now we are smashing ours to bits, writes Alan Jones.

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Coronavirus panic by numbers

Is coronavirus a major public health issue? Absolutely. But leading experts suggest we should focus on the vulnerable rather than encourage population-wide alarm, writes Alan Jones.

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We’re getting milked by China

What happens when all our productive assets are owned by Chinese interests? We wind up exposed and unable to look after ourselves, as the coronavirus crisis shows, writes Alan Jones.

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Australian Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese reacts during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, February 24, 2020. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Albo’s a man without a plan

Anthony Albanese’s declaration of a carbon-free Australia by 2050 is a declaration of war on the economy, and a promise which he will regret come the next election, writes Alan Jones.

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Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (L) takes a selfie with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (R) as they attend an official luncheon at the Great Hall at Parliament House in Canberra on February 10, 2020. (Photo by LUKAS COCH / POOL / AFP)

Mal’s still in a muddle over climate

While former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull continues to lash out at the government, the facts remain very stubborn when it comes to the extent of bushfires and the return of rain, writes Alan Jones.

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Federal MP for New England Barnaby Joyce speaking to the media at the marshaling area just outside the small town of Wytaliba on the 10th of November 2019. Bushfires ripped through the small town of Wytaliba on the 8th of November, where two people died. Photographer: Adam Yip

Bring back Barnaby

As ridiculous as the relentless, bureaucrat-empowering campaign against Bridget McKenzie may have been, there’s only one figure who can reinvigorate the Nats, writes Alan Jones.

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People with a air masks hold take part in a rally to protest against air pollution in Tuzla, northeastern Bosnia, on January 15, 2020. - As winter grips the Balkans, the poor are caught in a cruel bind, being forced to light fires at home for heating while fuelling a pollution crisis smothering the region. In recent weeks, Balkan capitals from Belgrade Sarajevo to Skopje and Pristina have been ranked among the world's top 10 most polluted major cities, according to the monitoring application AirVisual. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP)

Still two sides to the climate change story

It’s time to sort through the discussion on carbon and listen to true experts, not those who simply parrot alarmist headlines that get in the way of practical action on bushfires, writes Alan Jones.

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