November 2023
Brookfield taking ‘suckers for a ride’ in Origin play: Keating
Brookfield’s bid for Origin is nothing more than just another private equity fund “with the sole aim of delivering unconscionable profits to investors”.
March 2023
This outrageously expensive subs deal simply caters to the US. Again
The government used defence as a justification for buying witheringly expensive new nuclear submarines. But the deal suits the interests of a bigger power.
September 2021
The Morrison government is provoking China to please America
The Coalition is ignoring Australia’s interests by pushing us towards conflict with Beijing, mainly to be seen as a fawning US acolyte, writes Paul Keating.
January 2021
Liberals will see you die broke in the name of ‘efficiency’
The government has concocted a narrative about capital ‘hoarding’ to avoid a justified increase in the super guarantee.
September 2020
No help from high priests of the Reverse Bank
The central bank is more interested in preserving orthodoxy than doing the heavy lifting for Australians, writes Paul Keating.