The small government myth
By 2353NM Politicians are a strange breed. They will spend millions at election time attempting to convince you that their side is better than the […]
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 […]
A Cherry on Top of a Compost Heap
Former Labor Prime Minister, Paul Keating has a delicious way with words. At a recent fundraiser in the Blue Mountains for Susan Templeman, the Labor […]
Malcolm’s Magic Pudding
When Malcolm Turnbull looked at radical tax reform which would see states and territories collecting a portion of the nation’s income tax, he underestimated the […]
Day to Day Politics: Turnbull’s Election Campaign. Making something of nothing.
Saturday 2 April 2016 Given that the independent Cross Bench Senators fail to pass the ABCC legalisation its odds on that we will be going […]
The irrational voter
By Ad astra Those who think logically, who base their opinions on facts, figures and reason, are astonished at the decisions that some people make, […]
Speed-dating Our Prime Ministers
Ok, after the PM’s proposal that the state’s regain their right to impose income tax which they lost during World War Two, it’s tempting to […]
Strategic timing for the EU transition to a low carbon economy is crucial
By Dr Anthony Horton According to a report published by the Advisory Scientific Community of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) on Thursday 11 February […]
Day to Day Politics: Pie in the sky politics.
Friday April 1 2016 1 The now Abbott/Turnbull Government spent three years in opposition before coming to power in 2013 on the back of Labor leadership […]
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”. […]
Turnbull The Decisive; Abbott The Divisive; Sinodinos The Memory Sieve
Malcolm Turnbull is proving the most decisive PM we’ve ever had. Every day he makes a decision. Most days it’s a decision not to do […]
Off-grid power solutions in Africa set to present a $3.1 billion market for investors by 2020
By Dr Anthony Horton According to a report entitled ‘Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2016’ published last month by Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Lighting […]
Where are the crooks?
By Ad astra Ask Tony Abbott where the crooks are and he would repeat what he said when he set up the Royal Commission into […]
The Corporates don’t get it either.
There are times when one is brought to despair at the level of ignorance demonstrated by our national and corporate leaders. An event this week […]
Now Let’s See If There’s A Pattern Here…
Ok, I’m not talking about the pattern where Turnbull says something about the government, then Abbott says that it was all thanks to him and […]