I had the great pleasure of attending a 60th birthday and a wedding in the past week, at which numerous young adults made speeches. They celebrated family, love and loyalty, and, yes, exuded success.
Topic: Economics
Ten ideas mean the Maroon state can be a winner always
When it comes to sport, Queenslanders understand competition. 11 series SOS wins on the trot proves that. But we don't seem to have noticed that when it comes to the state of the nation, the Blues (and Victoria) are all over us.
Universal Basic Income on ABC radio
The ABC broadcast a panel discussion on the Universal Basic Income on the Big Ideas program on Monday, June 26. I was a panelist.
Gary Johns on Sky News Outsiders
Associate Executive Director Gary Johns was the outsider on Sky News' Outsiders on Sunday. Listen to the broadcast here.
Retro budget cements higher tax and spend
Politically it is brilliant, redolent of the Menzies’ method of stealing your opponent’s clothes. Economically it is a disaster, although it does deal with the debt situation, but at a cost.
The budget and election 2016
This budget has effectively been written by the Labor and minor parties by restricting what measures they will allow through the senate, while they blame the government for the resulting deficits.
The Labor $80 Billion con
Moreton MHR Graham Perrett claims an increase in expenditure on health and education is actually a decrease.
The Medicare problem in a table
Number of patients stable with population, but on average receiving 30% more services, but the benefit per patient has increased 72%. Over the same period inflation increased 30%.
Malcolm Turnbull rallying cry must be pro-economic rational
To my dear conservative friends inside and outside parliament, I know you are upset at the demise of your putative leader, Tony Abbott, whom I hold in high regard. May I kindly implore you, however, to pull your heads in?
Taxi industry cannot brake Uber’s run in an old, overregulated market
And the story isn’t about regulation or deregulation. It is more nuanced. It is about appropriate regulation.