
Actions speak louder than words, results more than rhetoric. Peter Costello summarised it perfectly this morning. Wayne Swan really is out of his depth. Last year, Mr Swan promised no less than 500 times that he would deliver a budget surplus this year.

Senator Scott Ryan spoke in strong opposition against the Gillard Government’s attempt to regulate the media and stifle free speech in Australia.


Tuesday, 5 March 2013.
On the 30th anniversary of the election of the Hawke government, Senator Scott Ryan contrasts Labor under Hawke with Labor today in The Australian Financial Review.
Tuesday, 8 January 2013.
Senator Scott Ryan warns that as we enter an election year, watch out for politicians making promises they cannot or will not keep.
Monday, 10 December 2012.
Senator Scott Ryan wrote that the ALP has clearly shown that domestic and international pressure, rather than conviction, will guide the party’s position on Israel.