Joyce gets a bum rap again
Former Qantas boss Alan Joyce has had his pay docked for some of his actions during Covid, but what about the politicians who caused far greater destruction?
Terry McCrann
Power rebate ‘gift’ keeps giving
Treasurer Jim Chalmers decided to fiddle down inflation with his $300 energy rebate, but problems are looming as price pressures persist.
Why didn’t the RBA hike?
If the RBA believed its own numbers it should have increased official interest rates. So what’s going on?
Shares rout should not sway RBA
With inflation still high Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock won’t cut interest rates despite suggestions our economy might be close to `snapping’.
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Time to stop passing the buck
Treasurer Jim Chalmers needs to take a close look in the mirror to see the real reason Aussies are doing it tough.
The evil of inflation deepens
A nasty new edge to the pain of inflation has emerged in recent years, widening the gap between the haves and the have nots.
State budgets: ugly to ultra-ugly
Queenslanders should take the money and run – straight to the ballot box in October, to throw out the incumbent Miles-Dick government.
The voting irony in Costello’s fall
Peter Costello has enjoyed the sort of support from shareholders he could have only dreamt about as a politician. Too bad no one’s asking them what they think.
Earth to RBA; Why people matter
The federal government’s `mad, bad and dangerous’ population growth won’t be able to hide the fundamental issues with the economy.
Economy sick, Labor at fault
The GDP numbers were about as good as a truly awful lot of numbers about a dreadful state of play can be.
Borghetti flies into crown role
Former long-time Virgin Airlines boss John Borghetti is to my mind the casino chairman from central casting.
FWC’s 3.75pc rise good and bad
The Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase the basic wage by 3.75 per cent was ‘sensible’ but it will be the last straw for many small and medium businesses.
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