MYEFO will be interesting
The latest Monthly Financial Statement from the government raises some questions regarding their claim/aim to be in surplus and their assertion that they are “paying […]
Newstart
PATH: Proles Accursed To HELL! Enough!
Since time immemorial, the worker has fended off constant attacks. PATH is another chapter in the Liberal’s playbook where they accurse the Proles to hell. […]
Welfare Bashing the NEETS: The new team in the sport of welfare bashing
For those who see themselves as a class above the unemployed, specialised welfare bashing is the new team sport.
Mr. Abbott – These People Had a More Difficult Day Than Bronny
Tony Abbott, Prime Minister, told Australians that “it had been a ‘very difficult day’ for Mrs Bishop.” I’d like to take this opportunity to share with Tony Abbott the range of people who have also had a ‘very difficult day’ today because of the cuts and broken promises and poor decisions of the Prime Minister and his Government.
It seems easy to me . . .
Poverty and unemployment can make Christmas a very bleak time for some folk. While thinking about their struggle I was overwhelmed by how we have […]
Scott’s new targets
In October, Labor voted to pass nearly $3 billion in budget savings with revised welfare legislation which will see Family payments cut and young people […]
The forgotten poor – until we need a few bucks
Tony Abbott has vowed to lift the poor of India and China from their poverty by selling them coal. But what about poor people in […]
Baby boomer protection
Why is the Abbott government offering $10,000 to employ people who are over 50? We grew up in a time of free education and high […]
Compare the pair
Joe Hockey’s budget has been widely rejected by the Australian people. And he knows it. How do I know he knows it? Because why else […]
It is not them or us, they are us.
Australians have the highest median wealth per adult in the world ($233,504). We have the second highest average wealth ($428,250). We are a mere 0.36% […]
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 […]