Economist John Adams and Analyst Martin North dissect the Senate Cash Restrictions Bill Report which came out late on Friday.
Democracy just died a little as the two major parties play games behind the scenes. What about the interests of the people?
Category: Politics
Australia’s Economic Fuse Is Burning!
The education sector in Australia is highly leveraged towards China.
As a result of the current travel ban their finances are at risk. So they are finding ways around the ban, with the approval of the Government, who is trading off public health against economics. In other words, our health is being put at risk.
I discuss this troubling episode with Salvatore Babones, Adjunct Scholar at the Centre for Independent Studies, and Associate Professor University of Sydney.
Teflon And Titanium – A Tarric Brooker Conversation
We discuss the latest political scene, against the economic backcloth and the spreading virus. Yet the latest poles still give the incumbents plenty of hope. And what of Barnaby?
Titanium Squared – A Tarric Brooker Conversation!
I discuss the latest with Journalist Tarric Brooker, who uses the handle @AvidCommentator on Twitter. .. lots to pick apart…
The Weather Bureau Says Its Been The Hottest Driest Year On Record [Video]
We look at the latest BOM data, and consider the implications in the context of the current politicisation of climate change and bush fires debate.
With the help of an article from the Conversation, we examine some of the underlying issues.
Wanted – The Sensible Centre!
A free form discussion with journalist Tarric Brooker, in which we look at the latest developments in politics, economics and media.
Tarric Brooker, uses the handle @AvidCommentator on Twitter.
Australia Is Committing Climate Suicide – Richard Flanagan
We look at a New York Times opinion piece from Novelist Richard Flanagan, who draws a parallel between Australia now, and what happened to the USSR after the Chernobyl disaster.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/opinion/australia-fires-climate-change.html
Richard Flanagan won the Man Booker Prize for “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” and is the author, most recently, of the novel “First Person.”
The Man Of Titanium And The Lunatics In The Asylum”
I discuss the intersection between politics, economics and housing with journalist Tarric Brooker, who uses the handle @AvidCommentator on Twitter.
Given the current political ideology, are we likely to see any change of trajectory given some of the issues we are facing into? Will the surplus remain sacrosanct?