Company tax cuts foolish

Resurrecting company tax cuts amounts to a corporate giveaway. This money – $147.2 billion over the first 6 years – would be better spent on economic recovery.  Indeed, all the evidence …

EVs to grid – it’s happening

Your electric vehicle, if you have one, may soon be able to sell its stored power to the National Electricity Market.   It’s already working in other more enlightened countries but …

Join a campaign team

Interested in education or social services? If yes, you may like to join campaign teams for one of these important portfolios.   Our Agriculture and Rural Matters Team is well underway but looking for a couple …

Good news/bad news on job payments

JobKeeper and JobSeeker supplement ‘extensions’ to end December are welcome but what is the rationale for reducing the payments, particularly halving the JobSeeker supplement? Part-time workers will have their JobKeeper …

What is a bastard?

Apologies for the coarse language in this one – we know not everyone is a fan. But ever since our founder Don Chipp used the phrase, we have been known …

Waste not want not

The Federal Government’s recently announced $190 m fund to stimulate recycling initiatives is needed but it must seriously reduce waste at source and waste going to landfill.  Clive Jackson, Democrats …