The idiocy of attacks on the PM’s first home buyers plan
Almost all the negative reaction to the government’s plan to let first home buyers access some of their super has been just plain nauseating, combining stupidity with self-interest.
Terry McCrann
Why the PM’s home plan gets a big tick
The government’s plan to let first homebuyers use some of their super to buy a property makes good sense but many renters in their 30s and 40s are entitled to be a tad pissed.
Is Musk’s Twitter ‘pause’ a ploy to save billions?
Elon Musk’s decision to hit the ‘pause’ button on his $60bn Twitter purchase may be just a ploy to save himself a ton of money.
Oh dear! Former Afterpay shareholders punished
The marriage between one-time Aussie market darling Afterpay and US giant Block Inc has turned into a tech reality hell for shareholders.
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Nation’s economic recovery is all about Victoria
Never before has the government ordered the economy into recession; ordered businesses to close, ordered people to lose their jobs — and while they did it with the best intentions, now they must order us out of this mess, writes Terry McCrann.
Cutting super is political suicide
Whether Paul Keating and Kevin Rudd, are correct demanding super contributions rise to 12 per cent, they certainly are on the right side of politics because to abandon this would be political suicide, writes Terry McCrann.
We’re now heading up, it all hangs on Victoria
The government ordered us into this recession and it is entirely within their power to order us out. What happens next is up to Victoria, writes Terry McCrann.
Why nation’s recovery depends on Victoria
When Australia plunged into recession in the June quarter the brutal reality of businesses shuttering and workers losing jobs was like nothing we had ever experienced. Now one thing will limit how far and how quickly the nation snaps back, writes Terry McCrann.
Why the current account surplus is extraordinary
On Tuesday we saw a current account surplus number of $36bn for the financial year. The last time we saw a surplus was back in 1973, which makes these numbers extraordinary, writes Terry McCrann.
Shares rip-off reaches new peak
IOOF’s funding of its acquisition of MLC is a rip-off of retail shareholders sanctioned by ASIC and ASX, writes Terry McCrann.
No safe harbours in virus storm
We’ve never before seen governments ordering the destruction of businesses and jobs, right across the economy, like we have during this pandemic. Now the only thing clear for investors is that there is no “safe harbour” on the other side, writes Terry McCrann.
WA trashes basic rights to nail Palmer
How dare the WA government, with implied approval from the federal government, legislate to deny Clive Palmer his right to seek and win damages against the state of Western Australia, writes Terry McCrann.
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