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 […]
Politics
At What Cost?
As we await the release of tomorrow’s Federal Budget, it would appear in Abbott-land, not all promises are born equal. The promise to return the […]
Which way to look?
It is perhaps not surprising that the Royal Commission into union corruption is to begin the day before the budget is brought down. In a […]
The Coalition Plan for a Better Australia
The first thing we need to do is get rid of the toxic carbon tax. It is destroying the joint. After all, emissions went up. […]
Solving the real problems
We have a budget problem. It’s not a budget emergency. Everyone agrees about that… at least, everyone who understands about national finance and economics, which […]
How many children’s lives will Tony’s jets cost?
Despite the tragedy of gun crime and the seemingly never-ending massacres in the USA, most Americans are against any changes to their gun laws. Even […]
Sack the marching girls
Tony Abbott has defended the canvassing of political donations from big business as a “time honoured” practice which prevents taxpayers from being forced to subsidise […]
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 […]
Hockey’s Gold
Hasn’t Hockey come a long way from Jovial Joe? Once upon a time, Joe was the friend of ‘everyman’ trekking with Rudd on the Kokoda […]
The laws by Shepherd, he shall not want
The AIMN is often criticised for its claim of being an independent information alternative. I assume the criticism comes because most articles and comments tend […]
Mining tax: take two
Look, I don’t mean to sound like Wayne Swan did anything wrong when he released the mining tax four years to this day. Because clearly […]
Heavy lifting . . . for some
“The rich regard wealth as a personal attribute. So do the poor. Everyone is tacitly convinced of it. Only logic makes some difficulties by asserting […]
Merchants of Hypocrisy: Open for the Business of War
As the situation between Russia and Ukraine deteriorates to the brink of war, is our government entertaining the thought of joining in on this war, […]
So let me get this straight …
So let me get this straight, If I earn over $80,000 I am going to be asked to pay for the $68 billion that Joe […]