I’m Not An Armchair Critic, Joe Hockey, I’ve Never Once Said A Bad Word About My Armchair…
“The economic metaphor came to be applied to every aspect of modern life, especially the areas where it simply didn’t belong. In fields such as […]
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Shouting Down Your Critics – Pyne, Lomborg And Why $4 Million Is Worth Every Cent!
Pyne accused the UWA academics of “shouting down” views with which they disagreed. “We are disappointed that the university has indicated it cannot effectively deliver […]
Joe Hockey’s Financial Advice, And Why I Need Your Help To Follow It!
“I say to the Australian people directly, now is the time to borrow and invest,” said Joe Hockey. Well, I went to the bank yesterday, in […]
Sunk Costs! And Why We Need To Cut Our Losses Sometimes.
Ok, let’s take a little stroll into Victoria, but before I do, I want to talk about a racehorse. Breeding a racehorse is an expensive […]
How Tony Abbott Got Elected!!
Ok, I’m not sure that I need to comment much further than the actual quote here: “Imagine that you find yourself in a group […]
Joe Hockey and The Tax Attacks – Part 1
According to Joe Hockey, a lower company tax rate “would reduce the incentive for tax planning and profit shifting from Australia.” Of course, this argument has […]
Politics, Excution Squads And Why How Things Are Framed Is Everything!
Grrr! Let’s get really, really angry at the Indonesians. They killed two of our citizens. How dare they! I mean, the death penalty is wrong, […]
Schrodinger’s Cat, 1984, Serendipity, And Why The Right People Will Read This
About two years ago, I wrote the post below, so if you read it at the time, you don’t have to re-read it. Actually, even […]
Tony Abbott, Battlelines, Lomborg And The Big New Thing Somewhere Else!
“Gallipoli was a splendid failure; the Western Front was a terrible success and we should recall our victories as much as our defeats.” Tony Abbott, […]
Tax The Poor Because The Rich Aren’t Like Us
“The reason why I am cautious is because it’s their money. I’m always cautious about taking people’s money off them” (Joe Hockey). Serendipity. This morning […]
Tony Abbott Knows That Sgt Schultz Was Right!
‘In an interview with Fairfax Media in Boston, Dr Lomborg confirmed he had met the Prime Minister and Mr Pyne, Julie Bishop and Andrew Robb, […]
Tony Abbott And Groupthink Or Yes, We’re All Individuals – Apart From Me!
From time to time, people in the comments section disagree with me. Sometimes, they even tell me that I shouldn’t be writing on a particular […]
Halal Certified Wine … And Vegan Approved Cheese!
Perhaps one of the more ridiculous accusations in the whole Halal certification debate was the suggestion that Jacob’s Creek was seeking Halal certification for their […]
Who Wants To A Millionaire? Screw That, I Have A Scheme For Making Billions…
Now, I’ve just had a look at how the Direct Action Carbon Scheme works. Apparently, companies bid and the one that promises to reduce emissions […]
Abbott, Briggs, Pyne: Memory Over Forgetting…
“The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting” ― Milan Kundera, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting The release of the Energy […]