It’s a surplus of fantasy: $100bn deficit in a decade
Treasury’s expectation that the budget will return to surplus in a decade is based on “fanciful” assumption, new research authored by the e61 Institute has claimed.
Saxon Davidson: Budget shows Anthony Albanese to take back Roger Cook’s political gift on nature positive
They say timing is everything in politics. In February, prior to the State election, Premier Roger Cook led the charge to have the Federal Government’s economy-destroying Nature Positive agenda halted so as not to have it undermine his re-election chances.
CME’s Economic Contribution Factsheets 2023/24
CME’s Economic Contribution Factsheets combine data from publicly available sources with survey data obtained from our members to provide a snapshot of the WA resources sector’s contribution to Western Australia, its regions, and our nation.
Look what happens when governments bash mining
When our resources giant, BHP, ‘the Big Australian’, reported last month that it seeks its future prosperity much more in the Americas (north and south) than under home soil, it was not only on the basis that these resources provided an appropriate and potentially rewarding opportunity.
Business groups’ pre-election warning to both sides: reform or perish
Business groups get back to basics, warning that the economy will suffer unless union power is curbed, payroll tax abolished and major projects approved without delay.
Plibersek’s Blayney goldmine call proves double standards of Indigenous heritage
Cultural heritage evidence with an uncertain provenance would not go unchallenged in the Federal Court as part of a native title case. So why is the bar for the acceptance of oral evidence much lower?
Soldier On Reaffirms Dr Gina Rinehart AO as the Honorary Guardian of Veterans
Soldier On hosted an event honoring Dr Gina Rinehart AO’s reaffirmation as the Honorary Guardian of Veterans, recognising her ongoing support for Australia’s servicemen and women
Housing reveals a bigger failure
The housing sector provides a perfect illustration of how big government works against the interests of those it purports to represent.
Great Australian Dream strangled by government taxes and costs
Australians are paying up to 49 per cent of the total value of home and land packages on taxes, regulatory costs and infrastructure charges, which have accelerated by as much as 106 per cent since 2019.
Decline in living standards undermines ‘plucky rhetoric’ of economic recovery
No other developed nation in the world has suffered a decline in living standards anywhere near the magnitude of Australia.
Rita Panahi: Feminists go missing after Peter Garrett’s ugly attack against Gina Rinehart
The sisterhood, which sees misogyny everywhere, including when Tony Abbott looks at his watch, has failed to call out global warming hysteric Peter Garrett’s hateful attack on Gina Rinehart.
Coalition vows heritage laws overhaul after Mt Panorama revelation
The Coalition has promised to overhaul federal heritage laws should it return to power, as new analysis shows the Indigenous group that sank the Blayney gold mine has become one of the most successful and litigious applicants under the current system.