TALK about excitement generated by the earthquake near Singleton on the early morning of Wednesday 23 April. A number of people I had never met previously were in avid conversation with other locals at the shops in Tea Gardens. Different experiences were felt by caravanners and campers near Pindimar and Jimmys Beach to those of […]
CYNICS of our political system might suggest the whole game looks like feeding time at a piggery. It is essential to make sure there are enough buckets of slops for all to enjoy. That is probably a bit tough, but it is often the way the public views this political feeding frenzy. When governments are […]
I REMAIN frustrated by the government’s latest tax attack on superannuation funds. We don’t know what the exact position will be or how it might be altered by the government’s negotiations in order to get it through the Senate, as already the Greens are trying to increase the tax levy in order for it to […]
THE Labor government is progressing a plan to increase tax on superannuation balances over $3 million – but is it fair? The government’s mounting issue is the massive amount of debt it and previous governments have racked up in past years. This number is only projected to increase substantially over the next ten budgets. As […]
THE nation decided to stick with the devil they knew in early May, and did so in very clear fashion. Since then, the former Coalition has been cleaning up after the loss. Opposition leader Peter Dutton lost his seat, just like John Howard suffered when his Liberal Government was voted out. Leadership battles for the […]
WHAT do you get for $60 million? The short answer seems to be very little. Now that the Federal Election is done and dusted it is interesting to look at the cost of advertising in order to see what spending big bucks achieved. Clive Palmer’s new political plaything, the Trumpet of Patriots party, is reported […]
WHEN writing my weekly opinion piece for this publication and expressing a view on the matter being considered, it is refreshing to take a look back at past articles in order to see if I was on the right track, right from the start. My favourite daily news service is provided online by the ABC […]
MY article published in NOTA 17/1/24 titled “Going Global” covered the so-called “luxury tax” on new vehicles. This issue was again raised when discussing tax prior to the federal election. As a long-time motoring buff, I’m strongly against that tax and have for many years tried to raise this issue with politicians. However I’m also […]
TALK about kicking yourself in the shins. I can’t think of any other response to President Trump’s tariffs on the importation of beef into the USA. As an owner of rural properties for nearly 40 years I am acutely aware of the pressures on the beef, lamb and grains industry in our country. Plus, as […]
IT was US President Kennedy that said voters should think about what is good for their country rather than the selfish option of asking “what’s in it for me”. I don’t know if my fellow Aussies are that way inclined at present, so I set my thought processes to look harder at what is being […]
