Turnbull and Morrison simply refuse to accept any responsibility for fixing the federal budget. To recap, we have:
In the lead up to the Paris climate conference, I suggested that Obama thought people in Syria wouldn’t be so angry if global warming hadn’t made it so damn hot over there.
Perhaps having taken my encouragement, Prince Charles then chimed in and said that climate change was the ‘root cause’ of the Syrian war (yes, really).
The moment Turnbull took over as Prime Minister, I wrote that his biggest challenge was getting the budget back in order, particularly in respect of the serious spending problem that we have.
So far, the talk has been about increasing the GST and increasing taxes on super for anyone earning more than $36,000. Hmm.
While Turnbull and Bishop try to chophold hands with the Saudis on human rights, let’s go back to what Turnbull’s biggest focus should be – the budget. You know, that thing which currently has a $400 billion dollar debt sitting on the books, with annual deficits adding around $35 billion to the pile each year – and to which our future prosperity is tied.
Continue reading “Editorial – Malcolm, We Have a Spending Problem”
I’ve noticed lately that Turnbull loves to use the word ‘agile’. This time, he has used the word to describe his intended approach to climate change policy:
Continue reading “Turnbull Leaves the Door Open to Climate Policy ‘Tweak’”
Can anybody tell me why Peter Dutton, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, whose ministry is in charge of a government operation called ‘Operation Sovereign Borders‘ has been removed from the government’s national security council by Turnbull?
I’m all ears…
I have written twice on this topic in the last four days and there is nothing to suggest that there won’t be a lot more coming.
Continue reading “Turnbull’s Refugee Resolve to be Tested – Further Update”
As a percentage, how much of our total taxes do you think should be spent on social security and welfare? Before you come up with your number, try to think of all the things we expect our federal government to do when it comes to health, education, defence, major infrastructure, international relations and disaster relief (just to name a few).
Good, now keep your nominated percentage in mind.
Continue reading “Families Making $150,000 a Year Don’t Need Welfare”
Three days ago, I wrote that Turnbull’s biggest challenge was all about the money.
I am honoured that someone of Henry Ergas’ eminence agrees with me. For those without a subscription to The Australian, Andrew Bolt provides a meaty excerpt of the article here.
If it wasn’t Ergas, I’d have thought that my material had been swiped!
Two days ago, I suspected that Turnbull was going to have his refugee resolve tested. Firstly, there was Jaffari who set himself on fire. Then there was the open letter to Turnbull penned by asylum seekers at Manus Island.
Now, there’s a lot more to come as Greg Sheridan of The Australian outlines:
Continue reading “Turnbull’s Refugee Resolve to Be Tested – Update”
The Marcus Review 