THE long Easter weekend provided me with the opportunity to stay close to home and delivered down time for me to think about our world and where we are headed. Yes, I know that was a mistake and I’m still agonising over the fact that I should have found something more productive to do with […]
WE all know the story about the straw that broke the camel’s back. So, let us relate that issue to our present economic reality in Australia. The fuel supply and price per litre is our number one issue at present. We know that the war with Iran is now only four weeks old (at […]
AN important issue that should be contemplated by the retired residents in our area is how we pass on our assets to the next generation. This is something that we would like to happen in a tax-effective manner which provides an additional benefit to our families. Governments of different philosophical outlooks fashion taxation remedies in […]
THE economists got it right again, and up went the interest rates. However this only proves that the Government is dithering and doesn’t want to offend voters. The government has an agenda of buying votes in order to secure its future, and has chosen to do this by flinging money at everything it thinks electors […]
WHAT do you do for an escape from the humdrum of normal life? My “away from it all” has always been fishing. I was introduced to the sport by my father and we spent many weekends in an old rowing boat in Middle Harbour chasing flatties, bream and whatever found its way onto our lines, […]
WRITING this article before I take off on another fishing trip, the on-again, off-again political stalemate that has emerged between the Libs and the Nats is back in the news. One view is that both parties may well be better off going in their own direction in order to concentrate on becoming the primary choice […]
WE have a Federal Election every three years and a State Election every four years. Governments provide funding for this purpose, while the private sector likes to contribute money by way of donations in order to support the candidate or party of their choice. Large donations can be viewed on a register available to the […]
WITH little opposition coming to unsettle the present federal government, the Prime Minister might let the Treasurer off his tight leash in order to propose changes to the way taxation reform might be attempted. The government understands that attacking the assets of wealthy and homeowning members of the retired community through a tax on super […]
I AM writing this view on the day the Coalition seems to be falling apart. There is a clear policy divide between the city Liberal Party and the regional National Party which looks like divorce for that union. The city party is saying the legislation that it supported in the Senate helped the government get […]
THE way the weather is at the present time, we have the opportunity to remain inside and see what new changes have been made to contracts for our largest expenditures. Our Council rates are a good starting point and despite the barrier to cost increases, (IPART etc.) they only seem to climb each year, usually […]
