Plutocrats and Pitchforks
The word ‘revolution’ has throughout history been synonymous with the cry for equality and social change. The French Revolution of 1789, the Russian Revolution of […]
Joe Hockey
As Investment Advisers, The Liberals Make Alan Bond Look Good!
Late last year, I wrote about the Liberals’ criticism of the ANU’s decision to divest itself of shares in fossil fuel companies. As I pointed out, […]
Believe Me, I Know The Difference Between Satire And Reality!
A number of people commented on yesterday’s This is How Tony Got Elected expressing the idea that the pictures were from a satiric site “Why […]
The Government’s Economic Credentials in Freefall
If you want more evidence that the present government is doing its best to wreck our economy, a stark example was revealed just before Christmas, […]
Regaining goodwill
Joe Hockey said “We are going to give economic reform a red hot go in 2015.” He went on to say “The taxation discussion with […]
That was then…this is now
In 2011 Joe Hockey said “No qualifications, all the excuses that Wayne Swan talks about – falling commodity prices, a high Australian dollar, nominal growth […]
Message of the day
As Lenore Taylor reported on Friday, every morning the major parties send out the “messages” of the day. These aren’t really super-secret documents since ministers […]
It’s all about the jobs, bout the jobs, no trouble
Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey have been at pains to tell us it’s all about “jobs and growth”. Now that we have “a number” the […]
Actions speak louder than words
Joe Hockey has been making noise about tax avoidance. “They’re stealing from us and our community,” he told the Nine Network on Friday, labelling tax […]
Upside down downunder
We sure do things upside down downunder. Tony Abbott’s chief business adviser first tells us we are unprepared for global cooling, followed by lashing out […]
The case for a Federal ICAC
On May 15 this year, the Australian Greens Leader, Senator Christine Milne, unsuccessfully introduced a bill to create a national anti-corruption body. She makes a […]
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 […]
How to pay for a war
The Treasurer said if Mr Shorten was “honest” about his promise of bi-partisan support for Australia’s mission in Iraq, he would pass budget measures currently […]
Chris Bowen misses an opportunity.
Yesterday Chris Bowen addressed the National Press Club to announce a Labor initiative to have the independent Parliamentary Budget Office prepare the forecasts to be […]
Lawmakers or lawbreakers?
The Readers Digest list of the 50 most trusted professions in Australia ranks lawyers at 39 and politicians at 49 just scraping in in front […]