Is Our Carbon Tax Really The Biggest?
If you turn on the news any night of the week, chances are you’ll hear…More
Tagged: australian politics
The Budget At A Glance
Highlights of Wayne Swan’s Budget 2012-13 $1.5 billion surplus for 2012-13, growing to $7.5 billion…More
Why Swan Deserves Kudos – And Won't Get It
It’s a measure of the parlous standing of the Labor Party in Australian politics that…More
FWA Report Fingers Thomson
Craig Thomson was today found guilty by Fair Work Australia of illegally spending union funds…More
Austerity Breeds Extremism
The 1919 Treaty of Versailles, cobbled together by the victors of Europe’s 1914-18 War, was…More
Who Is Peter Whish-Wilson?
The Greens today appointed winemaker and economist Peter Whish-Wilson to take over from departing Senator…More
Will Gillard Keep The Faith On Carbon?
Julia Gillard’s government needs a "Hail Mary" pass, according to Kristina Keneally. The former NSW…More
Interest Rates Hit Historic Low
Corks will be popping from bottles of Yarra Valley sparkling white (we no longer produce…More
The Stench In Gillard's Labor
Sitting in a dusty corner of my bookshelf is Xavier Herbert’s classic work Poor Fellow…More
Swan's Careless Surplus
Remind me why we need a surplus again? There is no compelling economic reason for…More