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Election 2019 update

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Murray Darling Fish Kill is Neoliberalism working

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Initially this newspaper proposed that the Murray Darling Basin catastrophe was the proverbial “Canary in the Coal Mine” and the fish kill was but a symptom of the growing degradation and destruction of the Great Artesian Basin. Sadly this is only partially true. Greed, power and self interest “neoliberal theory”  is unapologetically...
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Risky Electoral Seats

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Now that the Federal Election is underway, there will be countless promises pledges spin and utter bullshit. With both sides hurling criticisms and sledges padded with innuendos and deceptions. There are 151 seats in the House of Representatives up for grabs. The major mud slingers are not going to appear...
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Government advertising may be legal, but it’s corrupting our electoral process

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The Coalition government’s use of taxpayer money for political advertising – as much as A$136 million since January, according to Labor figures - is far from an aberration in Australia. It is part of a sordid history in which public resources have routinely been abused for electoral advantage. Government advertising may...
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What just happened to our tax? Here’s an explanation you’ll understand

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What just happened to our tax? Here's an explanation you'll understand So far, Labor is $95 ahead of the Coalition, for many Australians. Shutterstock Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University With all the announcements on tax over the past few days it’s hard to keep track. So here goes. A...
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The Coalition says the silliest things about economic management

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Riddle me this: if “free market” politicians think that the role of governments is to get out of the way, then what do they do all day while “managing the economy”? Interest-rate policy has been delegated to the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Coalition’s fiscal policy is to offset any new...
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The 2019 Budget entrenches neoliberal inequality

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I’ve listened hard for the sound of wealth trickling down but all I hear is the sound of the excluded still waiting Amid the fanfare heralding a surplus that is better described as being more diaphanous than definite, Budget 2019 masks the story of the entrenchment of inequality. It is a...
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It’s the budget cash splash that reaches back in time

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It’s the budget cash splash that reaches back in time Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Talk about retrospective. In his determination to quickly inject money into the economy (for economic as well as political reasons), Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has reached back in time to give us...
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Budget 2019 at a glance: Infographic

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Tax cuts of $1080 could be in workers’ pockets from July 1 under Scott Morrison’s election battle budget, which forecasts a “back in black” surplus next year and doubles tax relief for people earning less than $130,000. But Treasurer Josh Frydenberg confirmed on Tuesday night the government will refuse to...
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Economy 2019 may be

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