Australian notes
Why on earth are we stopping people who want to work from working? I used to work at a community…
The danger of ‘luxury beliefs’
“Luxury beliefs” are all the rage in elite circles. Rob Henderson, a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge who…
Why a move to home quarantine is long overdue
For those stuck in their umpteenth lockdown – despair not! It seems that after 18 months of working from home, someone…
Governments might refuse to acknowledge the devastation of lockdown, but the top end of town is talking
One would be hard-pressed to find many silver linings as millions of Australians endured further lockdowns in July, but the admission by many business…
Covid notes
Talkers, we need to talk.. Two things stand out almost immediately when one gets on an early morning train in…
The Rorting Twenties
Covid: robbing the poor to give to the rich
Daniel Andrews’ budget belts business already caught by Covid
“There have been some big winners from the pandemic – and after a year defined by widespread sacrifice, it’s only…
Don’t forget the media’s part in our ongoing corona confusion
For the past year, Australians have been told to listen to the experts. Schools were closed, businesses were forced to…
Why we need a manufacturing sector
Since the year 2000 something has gone wrong in Australia. As it happens, this was two years after the old…
Why are we letting the Reserve Bank make housing less affordable?
It speaks volumes to the lack of ambition in the federal government that it took a first-term senator on the backbench to identify and…
Why you’re stuck with lower wages (unless you’re a public servant)
The past 12 months have exposed the deep and dangerous division between the two Australias, one comprised of mainstream Australians and…
Government and little people: the democratic divide in Danandrewstan
The disconnect between the protected public sector and mainstream Victorians was perfectly encapsulated by the Secretary of the Department of…
It’s not just Albo and Labor. Both parties must meet mainstream Australia’s needs, not pander to special interests
If Labor’s reshuffle will be enough to correct the party’s woeful policy agenda and reconnect with mainstream Australians remains to…
Daniel Andrews arrogantly bungled coronavirus – and is doing the same to economic recovery
Yesterday’s Victorian budget was on-form for the Andrews’ government: it mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and now it is mishandling the economic recovery from the…
Will the Australian way of life be a long-term coronavirus victim?
COVID-19 has consumed the public’s attention for almost six months, but the economic crisis caused by devastating lockdowns has started to shed light…
You’re only focused on case numbers, Dan? Here are the shocking stats showing why lockdown must end now
On 10 October, during his daily press conference, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said, “The only numbers I’m focused on is…
REVEALED: Get set for debt ’til 2080
Australia is unlikely to be debt-free until 2080 as a result of the lockdowns implemented in response to COVID-19. The…
Our threatening K-shaped corona recovery
Australia is emerging from the COVID-19 lockdown measures not as one, but two separate nations comprised of the economic, cultural…
We’re not all in this together: the public, not the pols or pen-pushers, will bear the costs of lockdown
As Victoria is plunged back into lockdowns, with those in greater Melbourne facing unprecedented restrictions on their every move, the…
Cut red tape, green tape and taxes – as only the private sector can get us out of recession
All eyes were on the headline economic growth figure in the national accounts released on Wednesday, which shows the first…
Why the Guardian Australia is wrong about green tape
In an article last Friday, the Guardian Australia outline a flawed critique of the Institute of Public Affairs’ latest research…
How red tape is compounding the coronavirus commerce crisis
Red tape is exacerbating the economic fallout brought on by the coronavirus crisis by making it more difficult for businesses to adjust…
Scott and Josh’s tax sham surplus shame
After over a decade of abysmal federal budgets, Scott Morrison is set to announce a budget surplus today. I expect…
Smoking policy: all about revenue, not health
Despite a number of high-profile convictions in recent years, the black market for tobacco in this country is flourishing, as…
When the Australian sounds like the Australia Institute, watch out
Just last week, The Australian’s economics editor – a one-time leader writer for the Spec Oz, Adam Creighton — published…
