Superannuation funds heavily invested in a pandemic portfolio do well to be loaded with “essential industry” stocks. As different medical and social priorities emerge over the next few months, speculation […]
Read MoreInterest Rates
The reserve bank has dropped interest to record lows to stimulate the economy. Mortgage holders will wisely pay off more principal and not use their savings to stimulate the economy. […]
Read MoreNot pollies’ fault
Peta Credlin unfairly derides politicians as being useless. (Too many politicians all talk and no action, 22/9). Most Australian voters would agree with this sentiment. But the duplication of responsibilities […]
Read MoreHanson move puzzling
Keeping election promises is central to democracy. Pauline Hanson has no mandate to block government tax changes if she did not signal her position before the election. I remain a […]
Read MoreBattlers seeking luck
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has repeatedly referred to the “top end of town”. If his net worth and his role as a national leader exclude him from this club, what […]
Read MoreSailing into rough seas very soon
Ebullient Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has boldly offered a smooth transition for Labor to the Lodge (“Labor’s got one foot in the door”, 25/2). Thanks, Bill. That will be the […]
Read MoreCall a surprise election
Prime Minister Scott Morrison should call an immediate election. This would ensure border protection is the number one issue. It would prevent the current bill from being debated and passed […]
Read MoreLabor’s ‘Trojan horse’
If all’s fair in politics, since the Labor Party has legendary Trojan horse and Nemesis superstar Malcolm Turnbull, it is only right that the Liberals have seemingly hyper-energised Chris Bowen […]
Read MoreParking political loyalties
While the grass is always greener on the other side, one might wonder if that proved true on Tuesday as Malcolm Turnbull and Bob Carr caught up in Hyde Park. […]
Read More‘Patronising nonsense’ not wanted
Former Cumberland mayor Steve Christou was surely too kind to Malcolm Turnbull as he rebutted his patronising nonsense and “definition of liveability”. (Turnbulls told to stay in the east, 17/6). […]
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