If the GFC taught us anything, it is that the neo-liberal economic ideology is seriously flawed. But try telling that to a government surrounded by neo-liberals. Kaye… Read more “Honesty…what’s that?”

In a recent article by Warwick Smith in The Guardian, a group of economists refuted three of the government’s claims, namely that there was a budget emergency,… Read more “Is there really such a thing as national debt?”

Tony Abbott you are weak. When interviewed by Fran Kelly on ‘Insiders’ this morning you were asked if you had called Vladimir Putin. You said you hadn’t… Read more “Prime Minister, Why haven’t you called Putin?”

When the real stories begin to emerge from Sri Lanka, as they no doubt will, can we  hope the collective conscience of the nation will be sufficiently… Read more “The Ugly Australians”

If the Coalition think for one moment that they can put one over Clive Palmer, they are deluding themselves. But, given Abbott’s penchant for verbal dishonesty they… Read more “This Reprehensible Rabble”