Transfield shares go up and so does the debt
LABOR CRASHES THROUGH PREVIOUS DEBT LIMIT TOPPING QUARTER OF A TRILLION DOLLARS October 12, 2012 Joint Media Statement: Andrew Robb and Joe Hockey The Gillard […]
Commission of Audit
This is the Dawning of the Age of Consultancy
Before the election the Coalition announced a series of inquiries, reviews and white papers that it would instigate if it were elected. They included: Commission […]
Honesty … what’s that?
When the Charter of Budget Honesty was introduced by the Howard/Costello government in 1998 it was intended to provide a framework for the conduct of […]
Talk about stubborn!
Yesterday I heard Joe Hockey interviewed. When asked about Tony’s pet Paid Parental Leave Scheme he had the unmitigated gall to say that Labor hates […]
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 […]
When Is A Magic Pudding Not a Promise? When A Silver Bullet Mixes Your Metaphors.
Recently elected, Secretary of Moyhdiddy Turf Club, Mr Hoe Jockey, has released the report from the Independent review that he had commissioned from his father-in-law, […]
Abbott uses society’s vulnerable as means to an ideological end
It seems to me that it’s a core conservative tradition to use the most vulnerable people in society as a means to an ideological end. There […]
What does Clive Palmer want?
The first Joe Hockey budget is about to be presented to parliament and to the people. There has been plenty of speculation about cuts to […]
The power of congregations
It has long been my view that the potential and resources of the church are largely wasted on worship. There are few institutions with the […]
Amanda Vanstone, “Illegals” and the stampede of elephants
A few weeks ago, I talked about The Elephant in The Room in relation to the lack of women in Abbott’s Cabinet. The idea of the […]
Joe Hockey and the Coalition’s Legacy
In the highly technical and confusing world of money, a balanced budget means incoming dollars (revenue) should be the same as outgoing dollars (spending). If […]
The job losses Tony Abbott didn’t want to tell you about
Tony Abbott’s pledge to cull 12,000 jobs from the Public Service went down well with the electorate. From the time John Howard took over as […]
Savings, savings, savings
“Human beings cannot comprehend very large or very small numbers. It would be useful for us to acknowledge that fact.” Daniel Kahneman, Nobel prize-winning psychologist. Numbers have […]