Economy
Morrison tax cuts will hurt economy and leave most worse off
By Joe Montero Scott Morrison and his government are persisting with their plan to cut income tax. They are even talking about bringing the next stage forward.
Economy
Economy
End the transformation of JobKeeper into welfare for corporations and the rich
By Ben Wilson 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.
Economy
Frydenberg signals intention to rely on old fallacies instead of a proper plan for the economy
By Ugly and Joe Montero 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 […]
Economy
The Australia Institute puts forward its economic Reconstruction Plan
Introduction by Joe Montero 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 […]
Economy
Bushfires and the Corona virus have put Australia’s systemically failing economy in an even worse position
By Joe Montero 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, […]
Economy
Australia’s ACCC bats for media monopoly takeover of Internet news
Contributed from a member of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance 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, […]
Economy
Leaks show government moving to pull help from workers and small business
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 […]
Economy
Pandemic is leaving people worse off and with an increasingly insecure future
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 […]
Economy
We are still paying too much for petrol in the current circumstances
By Jim Hayes Petrol prices at the bowser are still not falling in line with the plummeting global price, and it was only a few weeks ago, that the industry was shamed into pulling them […]
Economy
The truth about Virgin and the dysfunctional airline industry
By Joe Montero Virgin airlines is in trouble and making big news for it. The usually told story is that Richard Branson’s Australian operation operation has been hit by the Coronavirus, on top of the […]