Politics

It's raining jobs but will Scott and Josh keep theirs?

It will be interesting to see who we select to steer the ship of state after May!

Dan Andrews' gift to casuals and contractors

Victorian Premier Dan Andrews wants casual and contract workers to have access to five days sick or carer's leave and is prepared to put up $245.6 million to test this out. Will employers see this as the thin edge of the wedge?

My thoughts on NSW State By-election results

There have been five NSW state by-elections during the term of the Berejiklian-Perrottet parliament (known technically as the 57th Parliament) and they should be judged together.

How will the taxpayer ever stop paying for the pandemic rescue program?

The PM opened the AFR’s Business Summit yesterday and gave us a running showcase of how great his Government has been and will be if we re-elect him. But how will we repay our massive pandemic debt?

This is an economic war that could teach China a lesson!

We’re all now at war — an economic war — and there will be winners and casualties miles away from Ukraine and Russia, and lessons learned for any country contemplating doing a Putin.

SA election likely to be a “cliffhanger”

Today I revise my earlier predictions on the SA state election and find that it could potentially go down to the wire.

Vladimir Putin: What is he good for?

Surely the Russians have weighed up the value of the Ukraine invasion and what’s now been lost? Will they end up with absolutely nothing because of the sanctions?

Will there ever be a politician who’ll help first homebuyers?

Few young first homebuyers can get a foot on the property ladder. Who can help them and how?

Can stocks get over Vlad's war?

What does history say about the effect of a war on stock markets? You’ll be surprised!

Celebrating fifty years of the Mackerras Pendulum

My bestseller book released in 1972, 'Australian General Elections', has led me to be described as "Australia’s leading psephologist” since its release.

Oops! Politician utters the words inheritance tax

Surprise! Surprise! A Liberal MP has inferred that money handed down from parents to kids is lazy money that should be taxed! Read all about it…

Do our politicians take business seriously?

A business in the explosive growth sector of electric cars has left Australia and headed to the US where it says governments there are more supportive. How do we block this revenue and jobs drain?

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