NEWSPAPERS across the globe in mid-October were headlined by the plan for peace in Gaza. I was sent a copy of the New Zealand Herald, which featured a story headlined: “Public executions after Trump leaves Hamas in control of Gaza”. The next paragraph went on to say: “Hamas has carried out a mass execution in […]
WHEN writing a regular “opinion piece”, on occasions the subject can become exciting. This week’s offering may well create credibility issues as I’m commenting on figures released in relation to real estate sales last quarter said to be in a price slump involving sales in 938 suburbs. Clearly, I’m not an expert in this area […]
WHAT do governments do when finances get out of hand? How do they solve issues quickly so that they are re-elected? Survival is the number one game in politics, so when your interest bill on borrowings gets to where it is in Australia today, at $5 million per day, clearly something needs to be done […]
BACKFLIPS followed by backlashes seem to be what is happening to our federal government’s attempts to extract more tax dollars from our population. Those in the system who say they know, are advising that the most influential opponent to these tax grabs is former Prime Minister Paul Keating. In an opinion piece I have just […]
DO you ever get the feeling that something isn’t right and that you are being politically processed into believing spin, instead of fact? Whilst the Prime Minister believes in creating as few shocks as possible, his Treasurer, who eventually wants to succeed him, appears hell-bent on achieving change in order to cement his eventual move […]
I’M starting to see many similarities between the economic realities of the USA and those of Australia. Principally in the rising debt levels and the fact that the country’s leaders are just realising that something needs to be done about it before their populations realise the size of the predicament. President Trump, who is no […]
NOW that the Federal Government’s three day “Productivity Summit” is over, many of us are still trying to work out what it was all about. The three areas that the conveners required to be discussed were productivity, economic growth and tax reform. The current housing supply dominated most of one day’s debates but from what […]
SOME experts, when commenting on our housing shortage, place the blame on high levels of immigration creating greater demand than supply. Australia’s long-term net migration average is about 250,000 a year. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, net overseas migration was 446,000 in 2023-24, down from 536,000 a year earlier. The largest group of […]
THERE are times when I feel sorry for the decisions that governments see the need to make, especially when those endeavors fail. Twice previously I have written articles in relation to the Government financially backing the highly optimistic opportunities to ensure our ability to deliver new and more efficient green power technology. They decided to […]
YOU can only try your best, however when it involves government you might be better off not getting involved. In this instance, I reflect on my article published in November 2023 titled “A continuing mystery”, which discussed the MH 370 mystery. Yes, I held a private pilot’s license and yes I was a somewhat inexperienced […]
