An Open Letter to Frances Abbott
Dear Frances, First off, I want to say that I feel really sorry for you this week since the news broke about your $60,000 scholarship […]
Politics
Would you buy a used car from this man?
The budget has been handed down and the salesmen have hit the road peddling their plan. The only trouble is they don’t seem to know […]
Wealthy people must have bad backs
While we sit here and criticise the politicians for using simplistic slogans or failing to get their message across, or the media for failing to […]
“The visionary lies to himself, the liar only to others”
The Charter of Budget Honesty was introduced to stop incoming governments from claiming the previous government lied about the true state of the nation’s finances. […]
The Budget: All cruelty springs from weakness
It can’t be denied any longer, conservatives really do believe they have no responsibility to the vulnerable, and it is perfectly acceptable to the […]
It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world
In the months leading up to the last election, the mainstream media lost the respect of many people. Murdoch headlines became stories within themselves. All […]
I have a mandate
In 1963, when Martin Luther King articulated his dream for the future of his children, he touched the hearts and minds of people around the […]
Can ‘The Australian’ stoop any lower?
Prophetically, on the morning of his budget address Joe Hockey admitted to journalists that “This’ll be an easy budget to criticise”. And it certainly has […]
A wolf in sheep’s clothing
As the dust settles from Tuesday night’s wrecking ball budget, I have been thinking about how this happened. How is it possible that Australia was […]
You are a burden we can’t afford
According to the ABS, the wealthiest 20% of Australian households, with an average net worth of A$2.2 million per household in 2011-12, accounted for 61% […]
Earn or Learn
A society where every person between the age of 16 and 70 is either working or studying is an unrealistic nonsense even in the best […]
I can make you a General . . .
First we are greeted by the image of Joe Hockey and Mathias Corman kicking back looking very pleased with themselves as they sucked on fat […]
Can you do a better job than Joe Hockey?
I have read a lot since the budget has been brought down as have, no doubt, many of you. I have also listened to the […]
It’s not all bad news…..
The good news from the budget Mining The Government will provide $100 million over 4 years for minerals exploration, by giving small explorers not […]