Cough. Cough. Cough. It’s that time of the year — the office becomes a petri dish and, please, would you just stay home. But, it’s not that pesky disease that passes that should be of concern. Rather, what hurts more is something more permanent — The American Disease Read more
Q. The Federal Government says that the funds raised from the carbon tax will be used to compensate those affected by price increases. Which of the following forms of compensation do you […] Read more
Q. The federal government has recently announced a number of major spending initiatives on health, education and defence reforms that will involve substantial investment over the next few years. For each of […] Read more
When is a $15 billion profit not enough? I suppose it’s when you are at the helm of BHP and do not want to pay a fair share in taxes in return for digging up the minerals that are making you rich. Read more
Before they shuffled off for the weekend, you kind of wonder weather the PM, or the Empty Suit (leader of the Opposition) orr Gina, the mining baron who is busy with her “I, Gina” show, had a chance to catch a story in the paper of record on the other side of the planet… Read more
First Published on The Drum 09/11/2010 Nations may rise and fall by the sweep of history but governments are decided at the kitchen table, where all politics becomes not just local, but […] Read more