Why are we still searching for Flight MH370
By Bob Rafto Follow the money on Flight MH370 There’s hardly a week that goes that doesn’t have some human drama of folks in distress […]
Day to Day Politics: Am I as biased as they say?
Sunday May 8 2016 Greeting me first thing yesterday morning on Facebook was a comment by a friend on one of my posts: John, despite me […]
How much is that doggy in the window?
Turnbull’s budget is almost identical to Abbott’s 2014 monstrosity. Let’s just bed down that fact right up front. All the hopeful expectations of change, of […]
NBN nightmare
When the Coalition took over the NBN rollout, not only did they destroy a nation building game changer, they have caused enormous problems by imposing […]
Day to Day Politics: When you’re caught lying, it’s better to fess up.
Saturday 7 April 1 The Treasurer Scott Morrison said that the figures on the cost of the Government’s tax reduction for business were not released […]
Homelessness is a major issue
By Tracie Aylmer Apart from the super rich who love playing games with the rest of us due to their love of manipulation and control, […]
Fifteen things the government doesn’t find as important as I do
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article titled Fifteen things that are more important than slogans about innovation. It is informative to measure […]
Why the public want religion to be taxed
By Brian Morris How the Budget ultimately plays out may not be known until election night. Does the electorate believe Scott Morrison has pulled all […]
Day to Day Politics: Budget blues, bullshit, and blunders.
You would think that a Prime Minister and his Treasurer who are proposing to cut company tax to 25% over the next ten years would […]
Did You Notice What Was Missing In The Federal Budget?
“In fact, Abbott said: “The forest wasn’t just a place of beauty, but it was a source of resources.” So what, you might ask. What’s […]
Caveat emptor
By Christian Marx It is important to remember that everything the Right do policy wise, is economically or power related. Their core goal is to […]
Day to Day Politics: “What was the point of your three years in office?”
Thursday May 5 2016 1 Leigh Sales got it right when she asked the Treasurer; “What was the point of your three years in office?” On […]
Society is not economy
By James Moylan A budget speech is very different to a State of the Union speech in the US in not only tone but also […]
‘Jobs and Growth’ Mantra to Haunt Morrison from now on.
If you thought the end of Tony Abbott’s reign as Prime Minister would see the end of the three word slogan, think again. The latest […]
Why Performance Pay For Teachers Is A Good Idea!
One of the little suggestions in the recent announcement by the Turnbull Government that they were going to replace a billion dollars of the billions […]