The Imaginary Budget Emergency
Tony Abbott has been out on the hustings this week, yesterday in the western Sydney…More
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Uni Efficiency Cuts Are On Trend
Last week’s Budget treatment of the higher education sector provoked stern rebuke from the august…More
Calm Down About The Deficit
Just how bad is Australia's deficit problem? According to most of the mainstream media, pretty…More
Sing Along To The Budget Blues
All of a sudden, fiscal reality has dawned on Australia. After a decade of fat…More
The Coalition's Hypocrite Economics
To read the Murdoch media’s account of Australia’s budgetary position one would believe that the…More
Abbott's Figures Don't Add Up
In announcing an election date almost eight months out the Prime Minister has delivered a…More
Floods Of Fiscal Nonsense
As the rain beats down on Queensland, Australia’s politicians are again struggling with the basic…More
Belt Up About The Economy Already
You know, I didn’t start the new year with any grand plans or extravagant wishes.…More
The Real Hole In Labor's Economic Policy
When the Treasurer, just before Christmas, announced that a budget surplus this financial year was…More
Labor Stakes It All On Surplus
Only the real political tragics know what the MYEFO is. But right now, that ungainly…More