Big Super is still investing in nuclear weapons: report
Quit Nukes / The Australia Institute Media Release A new report has found that despite claiming not to invest in ‘controversial weapons’ 13 of the […]
superannuation
Corruption viewed within fine print of super reforms
Australia’s union movement has steadfastly rejected the Morrison government’s latest proposed reforms on superannuation on the grounds that workers would be worse off if choices […]
Blunder from Down Under
According to Richard Denniss, the chief economist and former executive director of The Australia Institute, government spending is the key prop of the Australian economy. […]
Tax And The Bleeding Obvious!
Ok, most of the focus on discussions about the GST has been about how it’s a regressive tax and how it affects the poor more […]
What’s the diff?
With Tony Abbott keen to make superannuation an election issue and a point of differentiation between the parties, it is worth revisiting the Coalition’s record. […]
Tony Abbott could never be trusted with your superannuation
In a 2013 election pitch Tony Abbott promised there will be no ”negative unexpected changes” to the superannuation system. His government’s plan to pause the […]
Never-ending story
In April I wrote an article about the Coalition’s history on superannuation. This is an updated version. Keeping up with their ever-changing promises is turning […]
Axing the taxes equates to self harm
I am trying to understand why we are repealing the carbon and mining taxes. “The carbon tax is a $7.6 billion dollar hit on the […]
The Grey Army
Young people starting out in life are a great resource for our future. Investing in them, giving them a helping hand to get started, is […]
The Superannuation saga
While a pained Joe Hockey tells us his “truth” about the mess Labor has supposedly left, and that the old age pension is no longer […]
The truth about the mining tax
It has become increasingly apparent that the onus is on citizen bloggers to inform the Australian public of the truth. We certainly can’t rely on […]
Fair suck of the sav, Tony
When you get all of your advice from the business sector of the community, it is hardly surprising that profit becomes your foremost goal and […]
Short Term Tony
“You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one. I don’t believe in little plans. I believe in plans […]
The Ark of the Coalition
Joe Hockey keeps insisting that he wants to “lift the tide”, but the Coalition is building an Ark that will accommodate very few of us. […]