by ROGER CROOK – BEHIND the headlines that make us sit up and take notice – like the trillion-dollar national debt or Albanese’s grubby melon joke – there are some unpleasant truths for this nation to absorb. The first truth is that…
by STEVEN TRIPP – ANTHONY Albanese is increasingly viewed as a dishonest prime minister – and public anger has been swift. Australians have now donated more than $5m in support of a campaign to remove him. Australians can no longer use superannuation…
by FRED PAWLE – OUR hapless Prime Minister has swindled his way into every small business in the country, and he’s not welcome in any of them. It’s easy to shrug off being exposed as a liar if you’ve gamed the whole…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – WHILE Labor’s Federal Budget has copped flak from investors and potential property buyers – including young people it’s supposed to help – it may have created a new defence loophole in legal cases. Anyone facing charges of perjury…
by PAUL COLLITS – TREASURER Jim Charmless shameless Budget makes anything Paul Keating ever did look like a stroll in the park. Business analyst Robert Gottliebsen calls his latest Budget the greatest attack on wealth this country has ever seen. In one…
by ROGER CROOK – AS A nation we have been in economic decline for some time. It started with Rudd, Gillard, Rudd; there were plans for respite and recovery from Abbott, then his “mates” kicked him out and the decline of Australia…
by ROGER CROOK – THE analysis of last month’s Federal Election result has reached the absurd – and at times has been factually feeble. The prediction that Australia could well suffer another six years or more under Labor – based purely on…
by GRAHAM YOUNG – THERE is more care than productivity in this budget. Literally, “care” is one of the most frequently used words. In last week’s budget, the word received 20 mentions, while “productivity” had just four. PM Anthony Albanese told ABC’s…
FORMER deputy Liberal leader Neil Brown has walked away from the Party, saying the government and its cheer squad “stand for nothing”. Mr Brown, who was elected deputy federal leader under John Howard in the 1980s, has cited last month’s “socialist” budget along with reverse racism as his tipping point.
