Savings, savings, savings
“Human beings cannot comprehend very large or very small numbers. It would be useful for us to acknowledge that fact.” Daniel Kahneman, Nobel prize-winning psychologist. Numbers have […]
So you’re thinking of voting for Tony Abbott? Think again!
One of the more difficult tasks of being writer is actually doing the writing. You know what to say but you can’t put it together with […]
Rupert Murdoch, where’s the outrage?
You may recall that one of the fabricated fears planted in people’s’ minds before the last election was that a Labor Government would raise the […]
Is the ‘carbon tax’ the reason for the PM’s low popularity, or is it Murdoch?
Claims that Julia Gillard’s unpopularity were linked to her introduction of carbon pricing in 2012 don’t stack up, says Alex White from the UK Guardian. […]
A Clarification – not a backdown on the PPL!
“Earlier this week, a Labor backbencher, Michelle Rowland, was denied a ‘pair’ in spite of having a sick child. We have in the studio, Mr […]
$110,000 done, $69 billion to go
I actually read things. You know how you just click on “I agree to these terms and conditions” when joining something? Well, I’m the guy […]
How come readers of the Fifth Estate can see what our journalists can’t?
Apart from momentarily shouting that it will make Australia a better place, ie, acting as Tony Abbott’s mouthpiece, the mainstream media hasn’t said boo about […]
Tainted Journalism
Yes, I’m writing on this topic again. On the same topic that I wrote about last week in response to Mr Denmore and the same […]
The Lateral View
Allow me to add my lateral view of things. Government debt is frequently referred to as “the credit card” by Joe Hockey. This is, of course, […]
Predicting the future is hard, but predicting the past is an oxymoron
“There are known knowns; there are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns; that is to say, there are things that we […]
Keep your hands off the poor, Joe Hockey
In a speech to the Institute of Public Affairs yesterday, Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey warned that a Coalition government would implement drastic welfare cuts, finger-pointed […]
Joe Hockey, Welfare to Work and a pack of damn lies
While researching my forthcoming post ‘Keep your hands off the poor, Mr Hockey’ (in response to yesterday’s speech to the IPA where welfare cuts were […]
Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott: Head to Head
Apart from the obvious differences such as Julia Gillard being a lady and Tony Abbott being a mere male, head to head how do they […]
Rupert, check your letter box; you’ve got mail
The letter from Dick Smith to Mr Williams, CEO of News Limited in Australia that we published here under Murdoch Censorship Gives the Lie to […]
Have you heard the news about Rupert Murdoch?
Your answer to the question in reference to what I have in mind would probably be ‘no’. Rupert Murdoch does make the news in Australia […]