What should be Australia’s path to the future?
Contributed by Joe Montero A great deal has been written about where we might head to in the post pandemic world. Is it a return…
Economy
The falling Australian dollar is a problem of a weakening economy
Contributed by Joe Montero The Australian dollar is getting decidedly shakier and on a downward trend in its exchange rate with other currencies. Inside Australia,…
An already sick Australian economy shrank in the last quarter
Contributed from Victoria Australia’s economy shrank by shrank by 1.9 percent during the last quarter. No surprise here. Covid made sure of that, and New…
The United States is stealing Australia’s trade with China
Contributed by Joe Montero Research at the University of Technology in Sydney has found that over the last 18 months, Australian trade with China is…
Are virtual currencies democratising money or a threat?
Contributed by Joe Montero Digital currencies are here and set to explode into the scene. To most people they are still something confined to the…
How corporate Democrats out-maneuvered House progressives
According to Jack Rasmus (LA Progressive 7 September 2021) the Infrastructure Bill hailed so much by the Biden Administration was watered down to a shadow…
We will soon be paying Australians can more taxes and facing spending cuts
Contributed by Joe Montero If you believe that Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is going to lower taxes you must pay, you are in for a shock….
Country banks are closing and leaving people without
Contributed by Ben Wilson Economic and social problems in country Australia often go unnoticed in the city. It hasn’t been easy in the last few…
Both bad climate policy and no policy will see Australia lose jobs and investment overseas
Brian Wilcox, the chief executive of the national employer association, the Australian Industry Group (AI), wrote the following article (The Guardian 16 October 2021). He…
Australia must do much better on emission targets
Contributed from Victoria In the lead up to the United Nations Glasgow COP 26 summit, global warming and the response of the Australian government is…
