Morrison’s credibility as leader goes up in a cloud of smoke.
I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down and still somehow It’s cloud’s illusions I recall I really don’t know clouds […]
Free Trade Agreements
Michaelia should read her own reports
In October last year, Minister for Employment Michaelia Cash issued a media release about the China Free Trade Agreement. “The landmark China-Australia Free Trade Agreement […]
Free Trade Agreements – economic or electoral?
Since September 2013, the ‘achievements’ of our government could be broadly summarised by ‘knock it down, rip it up, sell it off or shoot it.’ […]
Premature congratulation
The Abbott government suffers from a bad case of premature congratulation. We have had a parade of Hockey, Cormann, Frydenberg, Abbott and others telling us […]
The chilling reality of the TPP
The TPP was conceived in 2003 as the Trans-Pacific Strategic Partnership Agreement (TPSEP) as a path to trade liberalisation in the Asia-Pacific. The original participating countries […]
Jobs and growth…but for who?
The Abbott government says they are all about jobs and growth, but for who? In 2012, unions were outraged by a decision to allow Gina […]
Do ya do ya do ya really care?
I make this pledge to you the Australian people. I will govern for all Australians. I want to lift everyone’s standard of living. I want […]
Short memory
I recently spent a day with my extended family, one of whom is a ‘senior government employee’ who has served ministers in several different portfolios […]
What’s there to crow about?
Tony Abbott is gleefully crowing about “100+ days without a boat”. What Mr Abbott seems oblivious to is that he has closed yet another door […]
What really killed vehicle manufacturing in Australia?
The death knell for Australia’s vehicle manufacturing industry was not because of high labour costs, writes Andreas Bimba in this guest article, but the free-trade […]