Tag: Australian Economy

"In 1968 anthropologist Bill Stanner spoke of the Great Australian Silence in relation to the…

Indigenous Australia and the 2016 Budget: The Great Australian Fiscal Silence

24 May 2016

In 1968 anthropologist Bill Stanner spoke of the Great Australian Silence in relation to the historical mistreatment of Indigenous peoples, a national myopia. The just announced 2016 Budget could be similarly termed ‘the Great Australian Fiscal Silence’, a fiscal myopia incommensurate with the level of need.
"As Malcolm Turnbull faces the reality of an unpredictable public and an imminent election, he…

Liberal Tax Dilemma a Sign of the Times

13 Mar 2016

As Malcolm Turnbull faces the reality of an unpredictable public and an imminent election, he is not finding life all that easy.. Being popular without actual policy had only a short term prospect, and most actual policies that are briefly floated turn out to be fraught one way or another. The most exciting of times are hardly straight-forward.
"The implications for the capitalist economy and Australia’s mining in the face of Climate Change…

Challenging the Mining Elites

Arena Magazine 115

Dec 2011

The implications for the capitalist economy and Australia’s mining in the face of Climate Change by Conal Thwaite