Bankers like to stick fat with the big end of town, as they are their clients. Inflation facts often get lost in the emotive discussions about who...
economics
Hugh White Hoists Up AUKUS White Flag
Australia has a lousy record when it comes to submarines. It seems submarines bring out the worst in our defence force and our national security...
Private Wealth Vs The Public Good
Life in Australia, a centrist Westminster democracy, and a mixed economy of both planned and free markets has always been a balance between private...
The Financialization Of Essentials
During a cost of living crisis, which many in the world are now experiencing, it is easier to get in touch with the essentials necessary for living....
Supermarkets Making Super Profits In Australia
Coles has some 8, 000 suppliers providing the supermarket lines they sell to their customers. Woolworths is in a similar situation re-numbers of...
Negative Gearing Needs To Have Limits
Of course, negative gearing needs to have limits imposed upon it, as does the capital gains tax offset. It has only been political expediency, which...
David Graeber’s Debt
I have been reading the late David Graeber’s Debt: The First 5000 Years and what a wonderful book it is. This intellectually sprawling tome goes...
The Real America Is A Moral Maelstrom
Rich people in the United States tell poor people, especially poor black people, that their poverty is their own fault. The American ethos...
The Truth Is Too Boring
The truth is that governing is a mixture of boring details and long hours - it essentially involves a lot of deal making. The truth is too boring....
Big Ears Had To Bow Out From Noddy: The Woke Conspiracy.
‘If you don’t know, vote No!’ This tag line from the recent Voice referendum captures succinctly the political stratagem of the conservative right....