Are we witnessing the end of the surge on Wall St? Or is, what we witnessed this week, no more than a minor correction? The current roller… Read more “The Stock Market … better it never existed”
Category: Australian Politics
Commentary on current affairs
Time is running out, Malcolm
Malcolm Turnbull just doesn’t get it. Or, perhaps he does, and he is hoping against the odds that the situation will improve by the time he finds… Read more “Time is running out, Malcolm”
A Politician’s Guide to telling the truth about taxation
Following an interview with an unusually frank and forthright politician, a journalist was struggling to absorb the reality that taxes don’t fund government spending. He was, however,… Read more “A Politician’s Guide to telling the truth about taxation”
A Politician’s guide to the question, “How are you going to pay for it?”
If there’s one question a politician fears being asked, it is this one. After announcing a decision to undertake a bold new and expensive development project, the… Read more “A Politician’s guide to the question, “How are you going to pay for it?””
House of Cards
A quite lengthy article published back in November last year by Matt Barrie and Craig Tindale on Medium.com entitled, “Australia’s economy is a House of Cards”, gives… Read more “House of Cards”
Why an Election in 2018 is more than likely
Notwithstanding the issue of foreign citizenship facing both the Liberal and Labor parties, which could trigger an election in 2018, there is another more pressing issue looming… Read more “Why an Election in 2018 is more than likely”
How MYEFO masks Deception and Ignorance
A terrible deception has been perpetrated on the Australian people. We have been led to believe that we borrow our own currency from foreign nations, that the… Read more “How MYEFO masks Deception and Ignorance”
Hats off to Queensland
On Saturday night, we witnessed another spectacular crash by One Nation Party in the Queensland state election, following their less than inspiring performance in the WA state… Read more “Hats off to Queensland”
Time for the G-G to step in.
Yesterday we heard Greens Senator, Richard Di Natale say the magic words…that he was prepared to ask the Governor General to dissolve the parliament and settle the… Read more “Time for the G-G to step in.”
Why can’t the nation own the NBN?
The NBN rollout has now been exposed for the debacle that it is. The ABC’s Four Corners program on Monday night saw to that. It is all… Read more “Why can’t the nation own the NBN?”
