Simon Doesn’t Say: Cutting Uni Funding Won’t Serve A Hire Purpose
The university funding cut announced in last week’s mid-year economic statement is bad public policy, writes…More
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A History Of Lying: Full Spectrum Contempt And The Art Of Untruths
If you’re going to lie, make it a big one. And nowhere are they bigger…More
Malcolm Turnbull: Private School Boy, Trainspotter, And A Prime Minister Still In Waiting
Malcolm Turnbull is apparently still unaware that he’s the Prime Minister of Australia. John Macdonald…More
Economic Gobbledegook: Scott Morrison And His ‘Taxed And Taxed-Not’ Speech
Last week, Treasurer Scott Morrison delivered a major speech on economic and tax reform in…More
The Ghost Of Joe Hockey Rises As Attacks On Public Health Continue
The $7 co-payment was supposed to be dead and buried after former Treasurer Joe Hockey’s…More
Colorado’s New Marijuana Laws Bring In $60 Million In State Taxes In Less Than A Year
In case you’ve been living under a rock, in 2014, Colorado became the first state…More
Australian Government Revenue Slides, But Our Spending Rages On
The Australian Government faces a crisis of their (and past governments’) own making. Ian McAuley…More
Malcolm ‘Boom Boom’ Turnbull Is An Old Ideas Man
There’s nothing new about Malcolm Turnbull’s “ideas boom”, writes Ben Eltham. The word “innovation” is…More
A Rise In The GST: A Personal Perspective From A Pensioner On The Firing Line
Malcolm Turnbull’s much-discussed 5 per cent hike to the GST will held pensioners hard, writes Terry Malone.…More