The Ridiculous Debt and Deficit Scam
After a weekend of intense study reading a plethora of material online from a variety of economists I am at the point where, similar to […]
Articles by John Kelly
Do Taxes Fund Spending?
Let’s step way outside our comfort zone here and take part in a discussion that, I think, we need to have. It is about money. […]
Hockey’s Class Warfare
When a politician defends his/her position by drawing attention to social classes, you can be forgiven for thinking his/her original argument wasn’t that strong to […]
What a Circus!
Why is there a sense of foreboding whenever Tony Abbott travels overseas? Probably because one’s immediate reaction is, “Oh God, in what way will he […]
Dealing with Drugs: a new approach
In July 2001 the government of Portugal took the extraordinary step of decriminalising drugs including cocaine and heroin. While some other European States have taken […]
A Failure of Moral Leadership
The recent review into the events on 16th-18th February at the Manus Island Regional Processing Centre that led to the death of 23 year old […]
Is Tony Abbott a Christian or just a Catholic?
The article on the AIMN by Sean Stinson, May 25th entitled, “CATHOLIC SCHOOLBOYS RULE” was so well presented, I thought it deserved a follow up […]
Democracy Usurped
I have said it before but it deserves repeating. Democracy is not failing us; it is we who fail democracy when we fail to actively […]
Bluff, Bluster and Bulldust
What a load of codswallop. How stupid do they take us for? Many would not have noticed but this government has begun its term of […]
What does Clive Palmer want?
The first Joe Hockey budget is about to be presented to parliament and to the people. There has been plenty of speculation about cuts to […]
A Soldier’s Story
Anzac Day stories abound this time of year and remind us of sacrifices made, heroic deeds undertaken and the absurdity of wars. This day is […]
He Wouldn’t Dare
No matter what Joe Hockey says, he wouldn’t dare upset today’s aged pensioners…would he? As much as he would like to, the consequences of such […]
Where have all the Leaders gone?
John Stuart Mill once wrote that not all conservatives are stupid, but most people who are stupid are conservative. That is probably because they are […]
Joe Hockey: An Unhappy Dilemma
Has anyone noticed a change in Joe Hockey’s approach to the economy? It seems we are not in a budget emergency after all. It seems […]
Qantas: How bizarre can this get?
If you haven’t been paying close attention to the goings on at Qantas over the past week, give yourself a tick. I’m still trying to […]