Red giants

Apr 10 2013 Posted by
Lyle Dunne

Far from protecting rights and providing certainty, the federal government is increasing instability and undermining trust

By Lyle Dunne

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Posted in Australia, Politics, Tax
Tagged Labor, Martin Ferguson, Mathias Corman, Simon Crean, Super, Superannuation, Tony Abbott

Australia fragilis revisited

Apr 4 2013 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Martin Wolf says that China’s economy could topple into depression.

By Gary Scarrabelotti

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Posted in China, Economics

War on the imperial periphery

Mar 30 2013 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

The EU prophesies world economic doom if a single member should desert the euro zone.

By Gary Scarrabelotti^*

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Posted in EU, International Relations, Russia
Tagged Bail-out, Cyprus, euro, Euro zone, European Central Bank, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Vladimir Putin

The Last Days of Chez Gillard

Mar 20 2013 Posted by
Lyle Dunne

Prime Minister Gillard plays to the gender stereotypes she purports to reject.

By Lyle Dunne

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Posted in Australia, Miscellaneous, Politics
Tagged Christopher Pyne, Julia Gillard, Leader of the Opposition, Prime Minister, Tony Abbott

Australia fragilis

Mar 19 2013 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Australia’s future prospects rest uneasily upon a Chinese property boom.

By Gary Scarrabelotti^*

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Posted in China, Economics
Tagged Andy Xie, China private debt, China property boom, Deficits, Macroeconomics, Minerals Council of Australia, Ruchir Sharma, Structural deficit