http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/jason-clare/ Jason Clare was born and raised in Cabramatta in Sydney’s west. He has a law degree from the University of NSW and was a senior adviser to NSW Premier Bob Carr and an executive at Transurban. In November 2007 he was elected to the Australian Parliament. He represents about 140,000 people from Cabramatta to Bankstown - the multi-cultural heart of Australia, and one of the areas bearing the brunt of the global recession. In April Jason crossed the Kokoda Track with his political sparring partner Scott Morrison, the Member for Cook. Outside politics they are actually good mates. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/theres-lots-to-remember-this-australia-day/ What do you think happened on Australia Day? If you said it’s the day the First Fleet sailed into Sydney Harbour you would be right.  But a few other things happened on this day as well. In 1808 the Rum Rebellion occurred.  In 1950 India became a republic.  In 1998 President Clinton denied having “sexual relations with that woman”. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Jason Clare) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/theres-lots-to-remember-this-australia-day/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/theres-lots-to-remember-this-australia-day/#item4972 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:50:42 +0000 Jason Clare | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/for-leonie-for-vera-for-everyone-who-suffered/ In 1957 a little girl’s life was changed forever. She was three years old when her family was torn apart, when she was separated from her brothers and sisters and sent to St Catherine’s Orphanage, in Geelong. For the next thirteen years she lived in constant fear of being punished for every minor indiscretion and with the empty feeling of a childhood deprived of love.  She wouldn’t see her brother again for forty years.  Hers is one of half a million stories. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Jason Clare) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/for-leonie-for-vera-for-everyone-who-suffered/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/for-leonie-for-vera-for-everyone-who-suffered/#item1750 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:04:54 +0000 Jason Clare | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Punch-malcolm-turnbull-is-not-that-scary/ I suspect there was a garbage bin full of “Rudd Recession” posters and TV Ads in Malcolm Turnbull’s office last week. Crosby Texter must have been furious. They were gearing up for the mother of all scare campaigns. Instead they are left with a second rate scare campaign on debt. This is how it goes … 18 months ago there was no debt.  Now debt is out of control. It’s $300 billion!  Be afraid!  Blame Labor! Of course 18 months ago there was no global recession.  But don’t expect Malcolm to tell you that.  Or how much he would spend.  That would destroy the scare campaign.  Why?  Because Malcolm would borrow almost exactly the same amount - $275 billion. That’s what makes this scare campaign more like Scary Movie than Wolf Creek. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Jason Clare) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Punch-malcolm-turnbull-is-not-that-scary/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Punch-malcolm-turnbull-is-not-that-scary/#item256 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:30:03 +0000 Jason Clare | Author bios | The Punch