Various subjects
Further adverse polling (46/54 TPP), albeit in an irregular Fairfax poll (see below), adds to the perspective of a failure to “sell”... Read More
Deficit Levy, Heydon RC
Perhaps we are being bluffed but the (economic) outlook for next Tuesday’s budget goes from bad to worse. This is not to... Read More
Budget Chips Not The Answer
The Abbott government has been in office for about nine months and is apparently still trying to decide what spending reductions to... Read More
Various subjects
Yesterday’s resignation of the NSW Police Minister (a former policeman) after questioning at ICAC has been accompanied by a warning from ICAC... Read More
Deficit Levy
Yesterday the Herald Sun ran a front page story – headed TAX SMASH – and a follow-up story in which Terry McCrann... Read More
Various subjects
///
Advance commentaries are appearing about desirable budget outcomes, with Henry Ergas setting the pace below. But most of the commentary seems based... Read More
Various subjects
As expected, more problems are emerging in NSW following O’Farrell’s resignation. Most important, perhaps, is that new Premier Baird had approved when... Read More