Greg Barns is National President of the Australian Lawyers Alliance.
He has been a non-executive director at several small cap mining and exploration companies and was inaugural CEO of the Australian Gold Council from 2000-2002.
He is also a former state and federal government adviser and a Hobart based author. He is a former adviser to New South Wales Premier Nick Greiner and federal Finance Minister John Fahey. Greg Barns ran the 1999 Republic Referendum campaign with Malcolm Turnbull. He is the author of What’s Wrong with the Liberal Party? (2003) and Selling the Australian Government: Politics and Propaganda from Whitlam to Howard (2005).
Greg Barns is a former senior advisor to the Howard Government. After being disendorsed as Liberal candidate for the Tasmanian seat of Denison he joined the Democrats. He was chair of the Australian Republican Movement from 1999-2002. Greg lives in Hobart and is a weekly columnist with the Hobart Mercury.
Rise of the Right
Political Philosophy - 13/02/2019 - 23 comments |
Don't undermine our future
September 2012 Feature - 28/09/2012 - 40 comments |
The rebel is the pure soul
January 2012 Feature - 13/01/2012 - 11 comments |
Mean-spirited and xenophobic
Law & Liberties - 1/09/2011 - 12 comments |
Mandatory jail terms for young offenders undermine the pillars of our democracy
Law & Liberties - 9/06/2011 - 7 comments |
Canada shows Australia the future of politics
International - 6/05/2011 - 2 comments |
Needed financial reforms
February 2011 Feature - 7/03/2011 - 2 comments |
Wikileaks reveals how the US meddles in South America
December 2010 Feature - 22/12/2010 - 5 comments |
Backs to financial future
Domestic Politics - 30/11/2010 - 19 comments |
Remaking the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra as a chamber ensemble would pay dividends
November 2010 Feature - 17/11/2010 - 1 comment |
Watson and double jeopardy: where do we stand
Law & Liberties - 12/11/2010 - 22 comments |
Generational selfishness
Society - 19/08/2010 - 27 comments |
Greens power supply
Domestic Politics - 22/07/2010 - 11 comments |
Tasmania's election leaves us asking, 'what the hell is going on?'
Domestic Politics - 12/04/2010 - 13 comments |
Ray Martin is right
Political Philosophy - 1/02/2010 - 28 comments |
Refuge from double standards
Media - 19/01/2010 - 23 comments |
A presumption of jury prejudice
Law & Liberties - 17/11/2009 - 2 comments |
All is not well in the asylum
Society - 20/10/2009 - 63 comments |
'Kevin Rudd is my Facebook friend ...'
September 2009 Feature - 29/09/2009 - 3 comments |
Australia should be doing the Latin American tango
International - 25/06/2009 |
Selective compassion
Society - 27/02/2009 - 16 comments |
On Rudd’s prognostications
Political Philosophy - 6/02/2009 - 23 comments |
Consumer the fall guy for strangled capitalism
Economics - 28/01/2009 - 11 comments |
West weak while Palestinians pay
International - 6/01/2009 - 15 comments |
Sex and 'The Simpsons'
Law & Liberties - 17/12/2008 - 10 comments |
Time to put the small 'l' back into Liberal
Domestic Politics - 15/12/2008 - 23 comments |
Our jelly backed PM
Law & Liberties - 23/10/2008 - 14 comments |
Thrills and spills all the way
Domestic Politics - 17/09/2008 - 18 comments |
Why Australians deserve a right to privacy
Law & Liberties - 15/08/2008 - 12 comments |
Make mine freedom
Domestic Politics - 25/06/2008 - 29 comments |
Determining a republican model
Political Philosophy - 22/04/2008 - 15 comments |
Sorry episode needs right apology
Law & Liberties - 8/01/2008 - 41 comments |
If music be food of love we are starved of affection
The Arts - 31/12/2007 - 56 comments |
Brown paves the way for Rudd
Law & Liberties - 30/10/2007 - 7 comments |
Turnbull key to reshaping Libs
Domestic Politics - 26/09/2007 - 9 comments |
Politics and the art of war
The Arts - 31/08/2007 - 2 comments |
Penalty redoubled
Law & Liberties - 16/07/2007 - 21 comments |
Ali is pop star of intolerance
Religion & Spirituality - 4/06/2007 - 124 comments |
Taking a bite of the apple
Domestic Politics - 8/05/2007 - 1 comment |
Stoned stupidity
Society - 18/04/2007 - 81 comments |
When relationships prove to be a headache
International - 15/03/2007 - 11 comments |
Refugees and asylum-seekers no threat to our security
Domestic Politics - 5/03/2007 - 17 comments |
Pacific 'death struggle' that undermines Australia
International - 21/02/2007 - 3 comments |
Planned mining reforms just scratch surface
Nation Building - 1/02/2007 - 7 comments |
Prosperity with purpose - a fresh approach to some unfinished business
Law & Liberties - 15/12/2006 - 4 comments |
Fresh eyes on Beijing
Domestic Politics - 12/12/2006 - 4 comments |
Banged up without rights
Health - 22/11/2006 - 12 comments |
On guns - look Down Under
International - 25/10/2006 - 11 comments |
Terrifying misconduct
International - 13/10/2006 - 38 comments |
For Queen or country
Political Philosophy - 3/10/2006 - 10 comments |
Australia's foreign-policy juggling act
International - 14/09/2006 - 2 comments |
Mixed signals on free trade
Domestic Politics - 29/08/2006 - 1 comment |
The murky world of war
International - 15/08/2006 - 123 comments |
Promised land a hollow promise
International - 25/07/2006 - 133 comments |
Wanted: an innovative Australian solution
International - 13/07/2006 - 8 comments |
Separation of powers? Is that a trick question?
Political Philosophy - 28/06/2006 - 25 comments |
Better in the long run
Sport - 20/06/2006 - 4 comments |
Reconciliation spirit is vital
Indigenous Affairs - 1/06/2006 - 31 comments |
The scourge of chequebook diplomacy
International - 8/05/2006 - 9 comments |
The new Oz lit - superficial, politically correct tomes
The Arts - 27/04/2006 - 9 comments |
Tasmania faces minority rule
Domestic Politics - 17/03/2006 - 7 comments |
Going for gold via the Eastern Bloc
Sport - 15/03/2006 - 14 comments |
Cynical play for the Right
Domestic Politics - 3/03/2006 - 51 comments |
'Shock-jock' policies are driving mentally ill people into jails
Law & Liberties - 21/02/2006 - 10 comments |
Tiptoeing around China's ire
International - 8/02/2006 - 10 comments |
Australian manufacturing swamped by the Chinese tsunami?
January 2006 Feature - 18/01/2006 - 67 comments |
New law on suicide attacks freedom
Law & Liberties - 9/01/2006 - 32 comments |
Australia - a racist backwater
Society - 22/12/2005 - 262 comments |
Amnesty failed Nguyen Tuong Van
International - 16/12/2005 - 22 comments |
Nguyen Tuong Van's death is a wake up call: legalise illicit drugs
Law & Liberties - 5/12/2005 - 61 comments |
The hypocrisy of the media
Media - 15/11/2005 - 5 comments |
Spotlight on Bolivia
International - 4/11/2005 - 2 comments |
I'm quite contrary about Our Mary
Media - 18/10/2005 - 27 comments |
Anti-terror laws make a Federal Bill of Rights more necessary
Law & Liberties - 21/09/2005 - 33 comments |
An Australian food campaign that is not fair dinkum at all
Economics - 8/08/2005 - 33 comments |
The paradox of Bob Carr
Domestic Politics - 28/07/2005 - 4 comments |
Hand in hand: ID card and a Bill of Rights
Law & Liberties - 22/07/2005 - 25 comments |
Let's get serious about public transport
July 2005 Feature - 4/07/2005 - 18 comments |
Carnegie Hall to be given a new lease on life
The Arts - 1/07/2005 - 1 comment |
'Deep Throat', Nixon and Watergate
International - 3/06/2005 - 2 comments |
Liberal Party rats in the ranks
Domestic Politics - 31/05/2005 - 5 comments |
Joseph Ratzinger delivers an uncompromising message
Religion & Spirituality - 22/04/2005 - 90 comments |
Charles and Camilla - what a fiasco!
Society - 8/04/2005 - 9 comments |
Newmont Mining in Indonesia: Six employees held over pollution allegations
Environment - 1/04/2005 - 3 comments |
Change of tune needed for the TSO and all state orchestras
The Arts - 22/03/2005 - 7 comments |
Michael Tippett - A composer 'of our times'
The Arts - 17/03/2005 |
Caught between China and America
International - 25/02/2005 - 3 comments |
Democracy is always exported, but most frequently without success
February 2005 Feature - 14/02/2005 - 4 comments |
Cool heads and mediation
Law & Liberties - 8/02/2005 |
The day of the liberal Liberal is at hand
Domestic Politics - 3/02/2005 - 10 comments |
Latham the victim
Domestic Politics - 24/01/2005 - 7 comments |
Our cynical and selective compassion
International - 20/01/2005 - 12 comments |
Give tsunami refugees a home in Australia
International - 14/01/2005 - 4 comments |
'Sorry' is the first step in a bold move forward
Indigenous Affairs - 14/12/2004 - 3 comments |
Compulsory voting: Democracy at work
Domestic Politics - 8/12/2004 - 6 comments |
P2P is here to stay: Music companies must get real
Media - 1/12/2004 - 3 comments |
Xavier Herbert remembered
The Arts - 15/11/2004 - 3 comments |
Book Review: 'The seduction of reason: The intellectual Romance with Fascism from Nietzsche to postmodernism'
Society - 13/10/2004 |
Same old, same old: Tasmanian old growth forests are a lost opportunity
Domestic Politics - 6/10/2004 |
In defence of Ross Cameron
Domestic Politics - 24/08/2004 |
At least Richard Nixon understood the intricacies of global diplomacy
International - 9/08/2004 |
Play School exposes a nation's latent homophobic tendencies
Law & Liberties - 15/06/2004 - 1 comment |
The Greens are just as cynical as the other parties
Domestic Politics - 8/06/2004 |
Australia's orchestras are in for a shake-up - and not before time.
The Arts - 1/06/2004 |
Helen Clark's humanitarian approach to internationalism has fans over here
International - 25/05/2004 |
Homosexuals have a basic human right to formally marry their partner
Law & Liberties - 30/04/2004 - 1 comment |
The feather and the bone - a difference in approach to Indigneous issues
Indigenous Affairs - 22/04/2004 |
Don't kid yourself about Latham's 'new politics', those are old tactics
Domestic Politics - 7/04/2004 |
Australia needs more new talented visionaries speaking out for our future
Domestic Politics - 26/03/2004 |
Howard Dean's legacy may be a better way forward for democratic activity
International - 2/03/2004 |
Is the opportunity cost of our FTA with the US better trade with Asia?
Economics - 17/02/2004 |
Labor's continued 'me-tooism' gives false hope of a real alternative
Domestic Politics - 20/01/2004 |
Colin Barnett is a good leader - only fools would dump him now
Domestic Politics - 13/01/2004 |
Mark Latham is nothing more than a weaker version of John Howard
Domestic Politics - 8/01/2004 |
How to keep record sales profitable despite the ease of file-swapping
The Arts - 29/10/2003 - 1 comment |
Could Malcolm Turnbull MP make a difference to the Liberal Party?
Domestic Politics - 9/10/2003 |
Australia doesn't deserve to be Chair of the Human Rights Committee
Domestic Politics - 23/09/2003 |
The courts can act quickly to stop harm caused by government policies
Law & Liberties - 10/09/2003 |
The death penalty may be final but it's not foolproof and won't stop terrorism
Law & Liberties - 21/08/2003 |
The IPA is not a suitable body to conduct a review into NGOs
Domestic Politics - 5/08/2003 |
A little mediation might have saved Qld's Chief Magistrate from jail
Law & Liberties - 30/07/2003 |
The West's, and Australia's, obsession with border protection is unrealistic
Domestic Politics - 10/07/2003 |
Child abuse campaigners overstep the mark in making their case
Law & Liberties - 27/05/2003 |
The Nation is best served when our leader must answer to the people
Domestic Politics - 16/05/2003 |
John Howard's eventual resignation could spell the end of the liberal party
Domestic Politics - 1/05/2003 |
John Howard should follow Thabo Mbeki if he wants to show leadership
International - 27/03/2003 |
Ten years on, we all miss the clash of visionary leaders Keating and Hewson
Domestic Politics - 13/03/2003 |
Hollingworth's partisan comments on Iraq mean he must resign
Domestic Politics - 27/01/2003 |
Australia must help with the human cost of war in Iraq, too
International - 6/01/2003 |
Does Bob Brown deliver what Green voters ask of him?
Domestic Politics - 10/12/2002 |
The British Monarchy - and its dirty laundry - have got to go
Domestic Politics - 20/11/2002 |
To win the War on Terror we must protect democracy as well as our lives
Law & Liberties - 15/11/2002 |
Keeping government honest is up to all of us
Domestic Politics - 6/11/2002 |
Keating was right - the Palace doesn't mind
Domestic Politics - 28/10/2002 |
The US must work with its allies for genuine improvements in Iraq
International - 15/09/2002 |
Partisan games will never get us a republic
Political Philosophy - 15/09/2002 |
What happened in the Tasmanian election
Domestic Politics - 22/07/2002 |
The Tampa issue, twelve months on
Domestic Politics - 22/07/2002 |
‘Welfare to Work’ - the new poverty trap? A Liberal response
Society - 15/07/2002 |
The International Criminal Court will strengthen Australia's global standing
International - 15/06/2002 |
Political demographics re-aligned
Domestic Politics - 15/05/2002 |
Afghans saving Aussie bacon
Nation Building - 15/05/2002 |
Australia must let go of the Queen mother and the past she represented
International - 30/04/2002 |
New values desperately needed
International - 15/11/2001 |
The Australian government has missed the boat on refugees
Nation Building - 15/05/2001 |
