Fairy tales about Australia’s economic performance hide the truth
Contributed by Joe Montero So, the Australian economy is doing well and grew by 3.4 percent in the last quarter? This is what the official…
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People on social security need enough to live on and the end of abuse
Contributed by Joe Montero We’re coming out of the Christmas period, and it won’t be long before the denigration of people on social security payments…
Unions move to defend workers and community from cost of pandemic
Contributed by Joe Montero Unions have met and discussed how to react to the ongoing health crisis and deepening economic crisis being felt by working…
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…
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….
