Month: August 2013

IT IS now a decade since I left permanent full-time employment. As it happens at roughly the same time Australia’s workforce hit a cross-over point. Those in full-time employment are now out-numbered by the rest of the workforce. Continue reading “Work crumbling to bits and pieces”

THE Coalition’s willingness to rule in discussion of the GST reminded me of an encounter some years ago. I was in the checkout queue at Manuka Coles and who should be behind me but a leading economist in one of Australia’s leading think tanks. Continue reading “Smarter, higher taxes make us better off”

TELEVISION journalists often have to fill air, especially when a big story breaks but there is little new detail to be had. And thus it was on the day the election was called. Perhaps the two most ill-considered statements were about the prospects for the Greens in the Senate. Continue reading “Rudd change to help Green Senate hopes”

CANBERRA’S bitter winter and even more bitter electricity costs are making everyone painfully aware of the need for greater energy efficiency in the home. It will be reinforced come the extremes of summer when the air-conditioner beckons. Continue reading “EER ratings past their used-by date”