There are three numbers Australians should walk away from the last twenty four hours of Senate estimates remembering.
Every twenty years, give or take, the British Left rediscovers the wealth tax. They rediscover it with the bright-eyed conviction of a Labrador rediscovering a tennis ball under the sofa, and with roughly the same level of new information.
There is a certain quality of light that falls across the western plains in late autumn, a light my father used to call "the bachelor's hour" because it found you alone whether you wanted to be or not.
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Ah, Australia. Land of the endless barbie, venomous everything, and a government that treats its economy like a fragile joey in a pouch – overprotected
In the realm of taxation, few policies are as contentious and economically harmful as stamp duty on property transfers. This levy, imposed on the purchase of homes, has long been a staple of state government revenues in Australia.
In the quiet corners of history, one often finds echoes that resonate with the clamour of the present.
Australia's welfare system faces serious problems. It is unfunded. It is wasteful. It is abused. These issues threaten the nation's finances. They harm those who need help most. This article explores these flaws. It draws on economic insights. Reforms are needed now.
In the rolling hills of Virginia, where the Shenandoah River carves its ancient path through the blue ridges, there's a quiet revolution underway—not one of muskets or manifestos, but of paperwork and policy
In the vast, sun-cracked expanse of the Australian interior, where the earth holds secrets in its layered veins coal seams and shale beds pulsing with the promise of fire there's a quiet betrayal unfolding.
Marmite‑scented deodorant is the kind of idea that makes half the country retch and the other half reach for their wallet – which is precisely why it is such a glorious little case study in how free markets are supposed to work.
Build, Baby, Build is a punchy, persuasive case for tearing up the planning rulebook and letting homes be built where people actually want to live and work.