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Category Archives: Politics
$98,000 not enough!
Australia gave a former Nauru detainee $98,000 to settle in Cambodia. He says that’s not enough A refugee who previously said Australia abandoned him in Cambodia now acknowledges he received a lump sum of $38,000 for the education and health … Continue reading
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A piece of silver per week!
Barnaby Joyce has the right idea, and the courage to announce it publicly, but his timing is way off. Turnbull should not be given until December to improve his position, but should receive the same condition he established as a … Continue reading
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Will More Money Fix This?
1. Teaching Maths In 1950s A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit? 2. Teaching Maths In 1970s A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His … Continue reading
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A matter of identity
I note that Indonesian authorities have arrested 97 intending migrants to Australia after their boat became stranded on a reef off the Indonesian coast . They have now been transferred to a an Indonesian detention centre. 17 of them were … Continue reading
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Middle Man
Now that the government has agreed to align the price of carbon permits with the European Union does that mean we will have to purchase carbon credits though a broker in Europe, instead of buying them direct from Nigeria?
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“As She Is Spoke”
In a desperate move to shift attention from Julia Gillard’s past history, and present troubles, Labor are trotting out the old chestnut, “Tony Abbott has a problem with (capable) women”. The designated spearthrower on this latest occasion was Nicola Roxon. … Continue reading
High or Higher Speed Broadband.
It appears that the completion of Australia’s world beating, super speed, 100 megabit broadband network is now a further six months away and the cost of construction has blown out by more than 1.4 billion dollars. Operating costs are expected … Continue reading
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Productivity
In regard to the recent discussions on workplace relations and productivity I must confess I have long believed that the wages of the lower paid in our community need to be increased. But should it be done at the expense … Continue reading
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