Should we feel proud of our generosity?
Peter Dutton flew to Geneva, without an offer, to talk about the refugee crisis while other countries started taking people in their thousands. I doubt […]
Every Mike’s An Open Mike… (excluding Keenan And Baird)!
At a recent low key four flag event, we were treated to a “private conversation” between Peter Dutton, Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison where Dutton […]
An afternoon with the ABS
When looking at the Labour force survey for August 2015, I noticed the seasonally adjusted figure showing the number of employed people in July (they […]
Abbott’s ‘Jobs and Growth’ a Sham
Employment figures for August released on Thursday show an economy that has already changed down to first gear, on the verge of slipping into neutral, […]
The time to put cynicism aside?
This morning I read in one of those Fairfax papers that now wasn’t the time to be cynical. Well, pardon me. Has the “jihad” ended so early? […]
Make the bosses richer and the customers will come
The Liberal Party do have a plan for jobs. Whether it will work is another matter. This, according to them, is the list of their achievements […]
Tony’s report card
When Tony Abbott addressed the nation with his job application in 2013, he made a lot of promises about his “positive plan to restore the […]
Say no to abuse
Why do people stay in abusive relationships? What are the warning signals that it is time to walk away? How many chances do you give […]
More Than a Market Correction: China in Transition
Denis Bright invites responses about the long-term significance of the structural changes in China’s economy and its global financial outreach. Future implementation of such changes […]
Skin in the game
Andrew Robb admitted on Insiders that 84% of 457 workers who are currently employed were not subject to labour market testing and that that situation […]
Abbott: Master of lies, damned lies and statistics
“There were three gradations of inveracity – there were lies, there were damned lies, and there were statistics” (Arthur Balfour, 1892). You may have noticed […]
The sooner Tony Abbott goes the better
Abbott’s decision to simply change the mix of asylum seekers we take rather than increase the overall total again places him on the wrong side […]
What have we done?
It took me a few days for the impact of the photo to hit me. I’ve never seen a dead child before. Photos of children […]
Rupert Tweets, The NDIS, and Some Thoughts on That Photo!
“Country (Australia) almost ungovernable with any Senate majority impossible for either side to execute. Bilateral agreement to change urgent if unlikely” Rupert Murdoch on Twitter. […]
No place to put your feet
It’s something we take for granted isn’t it? That each of us has a country – a place to put our feet – on a […]