Operation Reducing The Welfare of Our Nation
Now, some people are complaining about the Abbott Government’s latest attempt to help the unemployed find work arguing that working 25 hours a week for […]
Honesty … what’s that?
When the Charter of Budget Honesty was introduced by the Howard/Costello government in 1998 it was intended to provide a framework for the conduct of […]
Liberals Complain That The Facts Are Showing A Distinct Bias Against Them!
Interviewer: Good morning, today we have the Treasurer of Australia, Mr Hoe Jockey, Good morning, Mr Jockey. Jockey: Good morning. Interviewer: Now, apparently while you […]
Our Future
I do not profess to being an investment whiz or understanding all the nuances of government finance, but I am good at managing a budget […]
‘Middle-Out’ Economics
Here it is. Here is the wealth inequality narrative progressives have been searching for. Yesterday I wrote about rich wankers and a couple of helpful […]
June 28, 1914
A guest post by Alan Knox. Alan lives in California where he studies Sociology at the State University. He was formerly from Burringbar NSW and […]
Rich wankers
Let me start out by saying that I know many rich people who have a social conscience and for whom this post is not relevant. […]
Tell me what I want to hear
As it becomes increasingly apparent that households will not be $550 a year better off without the carbon tax we hear the rhetoric change. Andrew […]
Double Standards? Why is Jacqui Lambie “getting away with it”?
I’m sure you’ve all heard about Jacqui Lambie’s disgraceful performance on the Kim and Dave show. No, I’m not talking about her description of her […]
Is there really such a thing as national debt?
In a recent article by Warwick Smith in The Guardian, a group of economists refuted three of the government’s claims, namely that there was a […]
Australia beckons India: more antagonism from the Abbott Government toward China
Is the Abbott Government playing a major part in inflaming and destabilising the security of the Asia-Pacific Region? Dr Strobe Driver reports. Prime Minister Abbott’s […]
The Highway to Hell, Hockey’s Trickle Down Delusion
In spite of the unprecedented budget backlash the Abbott government remains determined to ape America’s hard right neo-con policy agenda. But when the US government […]
Kids and Capuchins
While children may lack the cynicism that comes with age, the sophistication that comes with experience, or the confidence that comes from success, they have […]
Talk about stubborn!
Yesterday I heard Joe Hockey interviewed. When asked about Tony’s pet Paid Parental Leave Scheme he had the unmitigated gall to say that Labor hates […]
Under pressure
Marco Bolano was the deputy general secretary of the HSU east branch. It was Mr Bolano, along with the national secretary, Kathy Jackson, who went […]