Fifteen things that are more important than slogans about innovation
With the barrage of announcements, pork barrelling, and white noise that we endure during an election campaign it is easy be distracted from the big […]
Articles by Kaye Lee
What Malcolm said
Malcolm Turnbull once spoke of a trust deficit. Is it any wonder when he changes his mind so often? This is a selection of his […]
Investment bankers and venture capitalists
What do PM Malcolm Turnbull, Premier Mike Baird, and NZ’s PM John Key have in common? They were all investment bankers – for Goldman Sachs, […]
This is not the Australia I know and love
When some people speak of the previous Labor government, they talk of disunity or of debt, which ignores the many wonderful achievements of the Rudd/Gillard […]
Was Andrew Robb naive or just after a photo shoot?
Andrew Robb has been hailed as the architect of one of the Coalition’s greatest achievements – their free trade agreements, hastily signed after years of […]
Joyce’s choices show little regard for taxpayers’ money
When Barnaby Joyce relocated his family from Queensland so he could actually live in the seat he was contesting, he chose Tamworth to set up […]
The consequences of Coalition policy
The impact of the Coalition’s policies is being starkly brought home. They speak of repealing the carbon tax as an achievement. Since they did that, […]
The dreadful lawlessness exposed by Dyson Heydon
In late 2014 Dyson Heydon sent requests to various police forces to form a multi-state law-enforcement taskforce to investigate suspected ties between organised crime and […]
The “tough cop on the beat” that Australia really needs has been eviscerated
Apparently we will be going to a double dissolution election in less than three months because union corruption in the construction industry has so hamstrung […]
If you are wondering why we can’t afford schools and hospitals….
In the 2015 budget and the 2016 Defence White Paper, the Government remains firm on its commitment to increase Defence spending to two per cent […]
Advocacy requires a plan so it’s back to slogans we go
Increasingly, Malcolm Turnbull’s judgement is being brought into question. Up until last week he had foothered and dithered under the guise of having an “adult […]
Turnbull tidbits
It is reasonable to accept that, as we grow older, our experience broadens and we modify our views about things. Whilst we should not necessarily […]
Tackling inequality
Last year the IMF released a paper called “Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality: A Global Perspective.” “We find that increasing the income share of […]
Don’t blame me
Malcolm Turnbull wants to take us back to pre-war days by allowing the states to collect income tax because he is sick of “finger pointing”. […]
Instinct versus evidence
It is very telling that, when commissioning modelling for the economic effects of increasing GST and cutting income tax rates, the government didn’t bother getting […]