John Howard should apologise… for his naivety if nothing else
Guest writer, Arthur Plottier looks at the Chilcot report and its implications for one of the Iraq War’s strongest advocates, then Australian Prime Minister, John […]
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The Myth of Inter-generational Debt
The Commonwealth government gross national debt, which currently stands at $421 billion is not debt in the true sense of the word. When the government […]
Sweeter than Wine
While mainstream journalists are frantically trying to work out how they could have got it so wrong and Liberal Party headquarters is already blaming Labor […]
Why the Brexit result should favour Labor
In 2008, when the full impact of the GFC became apparent to the then Secretary to the Department of the Treasury, Ken Henry, his advice to […]
It’s the Economy, but who actually understands it?
If you can believe the current polling, it tells us that most people rate the economy as one of the top three issues in this […]
Full Employment… how a modern economy should operate.
Good ideas are rare these days. Most of what we hear as a new idea is usually one rebranded from long ago and dollied up […]
The Folly of Neo-Liberals
It is utterly appalling that the deteriorating state of the Australian economy is being swept under the carpet while Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison continually […]
Growth Numbers Conceal a Fragile Economy
To most readers here, it should come as no surprise that the average Australian did not share in the current economic growth the nation experienced […]
The Turnbull/Shorten Debate Experience
Televised debates between party leaders has been with us for some time now. The fact that they mean little in the broader scheme of things […]
Scoring the Treasurers’ Debate
The National Press Club Treasurers’ Debate held today was one where the average voter, having watched it, would have come away feeling the wrong man […]
The Coalition have no idea where we are headed
I doubt Malcolm Turnbull or Scott Morrison, the supposed standout, go-to man for the Liberals, would understand the significance of the latest Wage Price Index. […]
Flagship Flailing, Coalition Failing
We are now well into the second week of the election campaign and it would seem the Coalition is starting to feel the heat. Their […]
That’s not how the system works.
Franklin D Roosevelt once said, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” Not true, not anymore. Occasionally we come across watershed moments in our […]
‘Jobs and Growth’ Mantra to Haunt Morrison from now on.
If you thought the end of Tony Abbott’s reign as Prime Minister would see the end of the three word slogan, think again. The latest […]
A Collective of Idiots
Three important articles have been published this month that highlight the declining state of the Australian economy. Despite the rhetoric from leading government members, things […]