Joe Hockey’s claim that “Poor people don’t have cars, don’t drive far.” seriously failed the ABC Factcheck test. But what he said was an exercise in stupidity that went far beyond getting some facts wrong. It reinforced the perception that Joe is a man on a class war against what he sees as the unentitled poor. Worse still, Continue reading Joe Hockey Puts His Foot in His Mouth Again
Monthly Archives: August 2014
The RET Needs Bipartisanship- Contract Based Alternatives Don’t
Tony Abbott has already killed the Howard government’s RET scheme. No new large scale energy projects directly justified by the RET have been committed to since the start of 2013. In addition, since the Abbott government was elected, the price of large-scale renewable energy certificates had nearly halved to $26.00 per MWh by 11 Aug 14. To make things worse, the RET is not going to be resurrected by a change of government or action by the Senate.
Continue reading The RET Needs Bipartisanship- Contract Based Alternatives Don’t
Will unemployment be reduced if immigration is slowed down?
Rob Burgess of Business Spectator argued that skilled immigration will help reduce unemployment The Burgess article starts with: Continue reading Will unemployment be reduced if immigration is slowed down?