We know it now. Scott Morrison is forging ahead and bringing forward the intended tax cuts for the wealthiest Australians, and this is being sold, via a manipulative campaign against “taking money out of people’s pockets.” Continue reading Morrison’s tax cuts will hurt people and damage economy
Crony capitalism is alive and well in Australia. You can say crony capitalism exists when those who are administrating political power are for sale and hand out political favours in exchange. Continue reading Scott Morrison and the escalation of crony capitalism in Australia
Scott Morrison and his government are persisting with their plan to cut income tax. They are even talking about bringing the next stage forward. Continue reading Morrison tax cuts will hurt economy and leave most worse off
The inadequacies of JobKeeper are becoming more obvious the longer it continues. At first it was that many of those who were left without an income due to Covid-19 missed out. Continue reading End the transformation of JobKeeper into welfare for corporations and the rich
Yesterday, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg set the scene for a massive cut in government spending. The cornerstone of his presentation was the deficit blowout of $184 billion. The essence is that the money must come from somewhere. Continue reading Frydenberg signals intention to rely on old fallacies instead of a proper plan for the economy
The Australia Institute has released the outline of a plan to build a better economy as Australia moves out of the Covid-19 induced damage. This will undoubtedly attract both supporters and critics. Continue reading The Australia Institute puts forward its economic Reconstruction Plan
So Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has confirmed Australia is in the midst of its first recession in 29 years. There can be no denying that this has been a bad year. But seriously, the 29 year bit implies that everything was alright before then. It wasn’t. Continue reading Bushfires and the Corona virus have put Australia’s systemically failing economy in an even worse position
Rupert Murdoch’s Newscorp and Nine Entertainment have been pressing the Australian government for a law that forces online platforms to pay them, as publishers, for news content accessed on the Internet. Continue reading Australia’s ACCC bats for media monopoly takeover of Internet news
By Ben Wilson
There is a push form the government to end support for for people who have suffered loss of wages and struggling small business, as soon as possible. Leaks filtering out suggest there has been behind closed doors discussion with big business organisations about this. Continue reading Leaks show government moving to pull help from workers and small business
By Joe Montero
Covid-19 is making people sick, and worse. Some are dying. This will have a lasting impact on our community. On top of this, people are suffering the effect it is having on their standard of living, and this is set to get worse. Continue reading Pandemic is leaving people worse off and with an increasingly insecure future
