After a crisis there is a tendency for temporary measures to become permanent. Western Australia has seen many past emergency actions set in stone. After World War II, we were left with marketing boards, rationing

So, shortages. You may be familiar with tales of bread lines during war time and in the Soviet Union, and, in recent years, with photos of empty supermarkets in Venezuela. During April 2020, certain shortages

Easter provides a time to reflect and consider family, future ambitions and next steps. Like the Christmas holiday, it serves as a break in our frenetic lives. However, rather than a pause, this year was

There is a lot to unpack in the Federal Government’s $130-billion welfare stimulus package. Among the changes to welfare payments is a $1,500 fortnightly “JobKeeper” allowance for six million Australians. This is a substantial policy

High on the list of the younger generation’s concerns, is the ‘messiness’ of Western Australia’s local governments.  Because local government is ‘closer to the people’, one expects it to be more accountable and more respected,

The Liberal Party lost 18 of their 31 seats following the 2017 State Election after a decade of unsustainable public sector growth and wastage. Granted, whilst in power, the Liberals saw iron ore prices fall

Over the past two years, Australia’s Reserve Bank (RBA) repeatedly suggested that the next movements in interest rates would be upwards, as the central bank initiates a move back to a “normalised” rate of interest.

Eight cents a day. That’s what an ABC 1987 advertisement said it would cost each Australian, per day, to run and operate the national broadcaster. This small sum, spent without consent, is what we pay for Aunty to

At the end of April, the Leader of the Opposition announced plans to boost the pay of 100,000 childcare workers by 20 percent, through a taxpayer funded subsidy which is estimated to cost $9.9-billion over

The May 18, 2019, Australian election will not change the trajectory of Australia. A Shorten-Labor victory will certainly accelerate economic stagnation and expand the size of government. However, a Morrison-led Liberal government will merely slow