Economy
Australia’s debt crisis is real and needs to be dealt with
By Joe Montero The proof is in. A personal debt bomb is ticking, and it has the potential to pull the Australian economy down the drain, if something is not done about it.
Economy
Economy
Judith Sloan’s Swan and ACTU tirade was a response to a threat to her view of the world
By Joe Montero Judith Sloan’s article in the Australia (19 July 2018) deserves a response. The piece in question, titled “Wayne Swan’s bizarre speech to a largely irrelevant ACTU,” was not only condescending but downright […]
Economy
Turnbull tax cuts and the ressurection of neoliberalism
By Adam Carlton Thanks mainly to the about face by formally Xenophon Senators, now known as the Centre Alliance, the government’s intended $143 billion tax cut is set to get through.
Economy
Average income is much less than we are being told
By Joe Montero According to the government and reported by much of the media, the average adult in Australia has an income of $84,600. The so how does this match up with the reality that […]
Economy
Casualisation of work is rooted in the economic system
By Joe Montero According to the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work, ABS data from 2012 to 2017, shows that full time work with leave entitlements has fallen to 49.97 percent and just 38.9 percent […]
Corruption
The Commonwealth Bank fined for what should be regarded as criminal acts
By Jim Hayes After facing accusations form the Federal Government’s financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC, involving serious breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws, the Commonwealth Bank has agreed to pay a $700 million fine. […]
Economy
Video: This is what really happens when you give corporations a tax cut
Watch this video clip for an easy to understand explanation that debunks the fallacy that allowing corporations to pay less tax results in more investment in the economy and more jobs. This applies to Australia […]
Economy
Taxation scam is designed to benefit the richest at everyone else’s expense
By Jim Hayes The big push to enforce a corporate tax cut is still on. It might have stalled in the Senate, after last May’s budget, Treasurer Scott Morrison’s three stage plan is still on […]
