Public Ideas Will Live On
To the first article I wrote for New Matilda, in 2004, the editors added the…More
Tagged: Business & Consumerism
The Real Lesson From Pink Batts
On the same day that the Commission of Audit was released in Canberra, Tony Abbott’s…More
Rinehart Lobbies For NT Tax Break
Last month Gina Rinehart authored an article savaging welfare claimants and scorning "the political left"…More
Six Impossible Things About Privatisation
Treasurer Joe Hockey claims to have a “historic agreement” with state treasurers to develop an…More
Alcohol Is The New Tobacco
Most Australians enjoy alcohol. And we all want to live in a community where the…More
Santos Can't Bury The Truth About CSG Any Longer
The coal seam gas industry has justified its stampede across Australia by claiming it is…More
How To Make Apple Pay Tax
The revelation that Apple has shifted 9 billon dollars of revenue out of Australia over…More
Why The Pink Batts Inquiry Will Change Nothing
When I was a young cadet, an electrician was killed on my site. He died…More
Why Airlines Are Caught In An Arms Race
Businesses fail. That’s how capitalism works. But sometimes, particularly when powerful and concentrated lobbyists can…More
The $5 Billion Entitlement Joe Hockey Should End
Joe Hockey recently declared the end of the Age of Entitlement. It was a welcome…More