A Grubby Trail Of Plastic Money
It began with a tip-off to a Fairfax investigative journalist. It may end with the…More
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How Will We Pay For It All?
"Disability plan could top $10 billion". So ran the Australian Financial Review’s headline on Saturday.…More
Swan Is On The Money
Forget Bruce Springsteen. Forget Treasurer Wayne Swan’s bizarre excursion into pop musicology. Forget Swan’s mediocre…More
Different Ends Of The Economic Universe
Poor old Wayne Swan. He runs an economy the envy of most of the world.…More
Swanny Brings The Big Picture Back
Can we just stop it please? You know what I’m talking about. Stop the pettiness,…More
The Risk Of Cashing In On The Reef
Last Friday financial analysts across India opened their copy of the Financial Times and saw…More
The Loneliest Man In The World
"Imagine if Elizabethan England had produced a good playwright"; "Imagine how enriched we would be…More
Fuel Is A Staple, Not A Sin
In the period of pre-Budget speculation there was an expectation that mining companies would lose…More
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