Trickle down thinking breeds inequality
By Ad astra In a piece published on 13 April, I predicted that inequality would be a hot button issue in the upcoming election. Now […]
Politics
Duncan versus Malcolm
How might Malcolm Turnbull’s life have turned out if he was sexually abused as a child, which caused him to suffer post-traumatic stress, making it […]
The employment statistics they don’t want to talk about
Australia Area Profile – March 2016 Working Age Population (15-64) : 15,790,200 Employment Rate (15-64) : 72.3 % Participation Rate (15+) : 64.9 % Unemployment Rate (15+) : 5.7 […]
Jobs and growth, but what jobs?
By Ken Wolff There are two key aspects to the government’s ‘jobs and growth’ mantra: one that it has been successful in creating 300,000 jobs […]
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 […]
Jumping the Shark with Robbie
‘Beware the great union comeback’ is the actual name of an actual article. On the front page of the Australian this headline was coupled with […]
The Coalition has some things right
The Coalition has some things right. They are right when they say we must invest to create a better future for our children. Unfortunately, they […]
They have no plan – they are just doing what Liberals do
Flushed with electoral success, and with the Treasury keys burning a hole in his pocket, Joe Hockey was only three months into the job when […]
The murky depths of links between Transfield/Broadspectrum and politics
By Tracie Aylmer A while ago I did some research on mining companies, as well as Broadspectrum (when it was called Transfield). The research was […]
Aggravation
Every day it seems there are new things to be aggravated about. Take Peter Dutton. If Australia is not responsible for the detainees on Manus […]
Gobbledegook in three part harmony
Part one: the consumer We have been all been sold a pup. And a coat rack. Also an extensible walking stick with a built in […]
“Elections are decided by those who turn up”
We’re going to the polls on July 2 in what the pundits are predicting will be a close call. Let’s hope that the disappointments of […]
My innovation is bigger than your innovation
By Ken Wolff Malcolm Turnbull launched his ‘National Innovation and Science Agenda’ on 7 December last, three days after Labor had launched its ‘start ups’ […]
Day to Day Politics: Am I as biased as they say?
Sunday May 8 2016 Greeting me first thing yesterday morning on Facebook was a comment by a friend on one of my posts: John, despite me […]
How much is that doggy in the window?
Turnbull’s budget is almost identical to Abbott’s 2014 monstrosity. Let’s just bed down that fact right up front. All the hopeful expectations of change, of […]