Corporate con job
Recently, Labor Senator Sam Dastayari claimed there are 10 companies that have an “unprecedented concentration of corporate influence” in Australia, to the point where it […]
Articles by Kaye Lee
What is this government trying to do and why?
What is this government trying to do and why? They want lower taxes and smaller government but why? They want a surplus but why? They […]
Kelly O’Dwyer, pants on fire
On February 3, Minister for Small Business and Assistant Treasurer Kelly O’Dwyer addressed the National Press Club. In a speech full of regurgitated spin followed […]
The Coalition are unbackable because of their policies, not their odds
The government’s new mantra, “Jobs and Growth”, is an admirable goal but they show no sign of a plan for anything more than short term […]
Tehan’s tax take
Experienced flag waver Dan Tehan has been sent out again to float the idea of what he calls cuts to income tax which are apparently […]
A Bunch of Complete Crap (ABCC)
In 1984, after several ad-hoc royal commissions into crime and corruption (at least nine in 14 years), the National Crime Authority (NCA) was established to […]
The lucky country or a nation of gullible gits?
Why did Labor lose the last election? For those not au fait with Australian politics, Labor’s loss at the 2013 election seemed unfathomable. They had […]
We don’t need no stinkin’ white paper
Scott Morrison’s decision to not continue with the green and white papers on taxation reform should come as no surprise to anyone. Despite Scott’s assurances that […]
Cupidity or stupidity?
In 1991, the government developed the Intra Government Communications Network (ICON) as a temporary fix for the Department of Foreign Affairs linking two of its […]
Turning Scott’s fantasy into reality
Scott Morrison said it was a “fantasy” that cracking down on multinational tax avoidance, or reducing the generosity of superannuation tax breaks, would deliver sufficient […]
Wake up, Australia, you are being conned
Conservative governments would have us judge every group in society by its worst members unless, of course, you belong to the political class or their […]
People of calibre
In an attempt to show that politicians were sharing the pain of the 2014 Budget, Tony Abbott announced a freeze on politicians’ pay rises. Needless […]
Barnaby’s bill
In the first six months of 2015, federal politicians claimed almost $48 million in expenses with Barnaby Joyce topping the list claiming $1,073,991.45. Mr Joyce […]
We diverted the boats
The ignorant arrogance exhibited by Tony Abbott in telling European nations that they should learn from his success in stopping the boats was met with […]
Where is this family holiday headed?
When Tony Abbott launched his election campaign in August 2013, he warned us that Kevin Rudd was “running the most dishonest election campaign in our […]