As Bernard Keane points out (Crikey, November, 2021 ‘Morrison’s high-tax, big spend, do lots (for mates) government’) the Morrison government is in fact doing lots, its crony capitalism spending and taxing at record rates. You just can’t help yourself ScoMo. Your shallow brain has come up with the slogan “Can Do Capitalism; not Don’t DoContinue reading “Sow’s Ear Not Silk Purse Made From Scotty’s Pork”
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Having Lost the Plot, Infrastructure Australia is Doomed
The Commonwealth Infrastructure Priority List is due for de-listing, according to John Austen (“Time to call time on Infrastructure Australia”, Pearls and Irritations, October 8, 2021). With Intergenerational and Auditor-General reports it shares the fate of public administration ignored by the public. We ought to be interested in what projects the government wants to spendContinue reading “Having Lost the Plot, Infrastructure Australia is Doomed”
Awesomely Astute 