Opportunity or privilege
In 1990, when Bob Hawke outlined his vision for Australia to become, not only the lucky country, but the clever country, he said we had […]
Politics
Housing obsession
By Nick Chapman, independent NSW candidate for the Australian Senate. Expensive Housing Housing in Australia is expensive. Sydney was recently ranked in January by Demographia […]
From the Frontline of the Culture Wars
The Safe Schools Program certainly has the Godly and Righteous in a lather. I would have thought by now they might have realised that they […]
I like businesses, but they can’t be in charge
Today a collection of business lobby groups have started an advertising campaign calling on voters to make an election issue of their election wish list: […]
They missed it… again!
Today Bill Shorten laid out his economic plan for the next 10 years. I’m sure you can guess how political journalists reacted? Did they report […]
Ten Kids Poorer than Malcolm
The Hashtag #MalcolmWasSoPoor has been trending around the Twitter-verse. This is in response to a recent public video from our Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull. In a […]
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 […]
Size doesn’t matter, it’s how you use it
When Joe Hockey produced his first fiscal statement, the December 2013 MYEFO, he did everything he could to make the debt and deficit look as […]
We really need to talk about ‘Jobs and Growth’!
Capitalism (as we know it) is in Crisis, and it is going to fail! We live in an increasingly brutal economy. Almost everything is granted […]
The economics of debating
By 2353NM Economists will tell you that they practise a science in a similar way to chemists, biologists and physicists. If certain inputs are made […]
Have the big three parties shot themselves in the foot?
I am a political tragic. I am one of the few who habitually votes beneath the line in the Senate. I even carry in a […]
The Australian finally jumps the shark
By James Moylan Like the majority of Aussies I do not mind too much when the editorial slant of a newspaper colours the nature of […]
Keep up, Hartcher
It’s not surprising that Peter Hartcher is out of touch. In his Fairfax-protected-species-ivory-tower, where he refuses to engage with readers via social media in case […]
Yet another reason why one should not vote Liberal
By Tracie Aylmer As many are aware, I relish the International Criminal Court. In my quest to see key politicians accountable for their actions, I […]
What economic plan?
By Ken Wolff Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared that GDP growth of 3.1%, reported by the ABS on 1 June, showed that his plan for […]