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Are You Feeling Lucky, Malcolm?

My question is directed to the Prime Minister. Your treasurer has just brought down your 2018/19 budget laced with tax cuts to woo the low paid. Some… Read more “Are You Feeling Lucky, Malcolm?”

May 15, 2018 by John Kelly

The Hypocrisy is Mind-Blowing

It’s hard to recall the last time we saw Barrie Cassidy take a blowtorch to a government minister on Insiders, but that’s what happened this morning. And… Read more “The Hypocrisy is Mind-Blowing”

April 22, 2018 by John Kelly

Why a Universal Basic Income is a very bad idea

Economists tell us it could replace all government spending on welfare, as well as housing, health and education. Even if that were true (it isn’t), it would… Read more “Why a Universal Basic Income is a very bad idea”

April 7, 2018April 7, 2018 by John Kelly

Shorten smells blood

Bill Shorten can smell blood and is becoming bolder by the week. His announcement last week that the cash payments tied to the dividend imputation scheme would… Read more “Shorten smells blood”

April 6, 2018 by John Kelly

Shorten draws a line in the sand

Bill Shorten and the Labor party are beginning to demonstrate true grit. The latest policy announcement that will see an end to a welfare handout to the… Read more “Shorten draws a line in the sand”

April 6, 2018 by John Kelly

The Myth of the 2020/21 Surplus

Scott Morrison’s belief that he will be able to produce a surplus budget by 2020/21 is either a pipe dream or a con-trick. It is simply not… Read more “The Myth of the 2020/21 Surplus”

February 26, 2018 by John Kelly

Is Barnaby’s career done and dusted?

As we all know, Federal politicians spend nearly half their lives away from home. It can be a lonely life, we know that too. But should we… Read more “Is Barnaby’s career done and dusted?”

February 12, 2018 by John Kelly

The Stock Market … better it never existed

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”

February 12, 2018 by John Kelly

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”

February 4, 2018 by John Kelly

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”

February 4, 2018 by John Kelly

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