Morrison’s Tax Cuts Explained: Baby Boomers vs Millennials And Well Off vs Battlers
The government’s proposed income tax cuts carefully target the well-off. Not the very rich, but…More
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Budget 2018: Panicked And Providing Privileges For The Already Privileged
The Budget is a proposal for an unashamed handout to the already privileged that cannot…More
Labor’s Plan To Restore ‘Equity’ In Our Tax System A Bit Rich… Literally And Figuratively
Many journalists and other commentators believe that Labor’s proposal to prohibit ‘self-funded’ retirees from accessing…More
Joining The Mob: What Price Australia’s Butt Kissing On Trump’s Trade Tariffs?
It was bad enough when our prime minister and foreign minister obsequiously grovelled to Donald…More
Cormann’s Tax Cut Con And The Media (Censoring) And Misreporting It
Drawing on a loose interpretation of international data, Treasurer Mathias Cormann is once again trying…More
The Arms Race Furphy: How the Soviet Union Really Collapsed
Earlier this week, New Matilda published a story from economics columnist Ian McAuley on why…More
Scott Morrison’s ‘Job Creation’ Fantasy Is Just That… Fantasy
The Turnbull Government brags about strong employment growth. Ian McAuley points out that it will…More
Common Sense 101: Some Really Simple Solutions To The Housing Affordability Crisis
Ian McAuley has written two articles on the problem of housing affordability and the related…More
Optimistic Borrowers: How We Got Into A Housing Bubble (Part 2)
Banks and governments have certainly been inflating the housing bubble, but a combination of factors…More
The Bloody Banks: How We Got Into A Housing Bubble (Part 1)
Australia is in dangerous a debt-fuelled housing bubble, thanks in large part to the irresponsible…More