Now more than ever small business needs to be paid on time
My heart was gladdened recently by the spectacular collapse of Greensill Capital, once a darling of the financial and (some) political elites in Australia and Britain. I…
Is WorkSafe Victoria grossly incompetent – or is something else going on?
We need to ask: Is WorkSafe Victoria grossly incompetent or is something else going on? Yesterday, June 29, 2021 was…
Desperate Dan is ditching democracy
It seems that the Victorian Labor government has become fed up with having to operate in a parliamentary democracy. The Age reports…
Lockdown IV: The Victorian government can’t evade the law
Why is it that Victorians, perhaps more specifically Melburnians, are having such a bad time with Covid in comparison to the other states? Why is this fourth lockdown occurring? Already…
Sorry Labor, but the gig economy is alive and well
There’s a lot of excitement coming from the union movement and the usual suspects among the commentariat over the recent ‘Deliveroo’ decision.…
Daniel Andrews and hotel quarantine: the case for the prosecution
We’re at the stage where another day is almost guaranteed to reveal another disaster for Victoria’s hotel quarantine scheme; another…
The ATO is a threat to the rule of law
You’d think that the Australian Taxation Office shouldn’t present a threat to the rule of law in Australia. You’d think that that sort…
Fourth time lucky with Victorian hotel quarantine?
Be afraid. Be very afraid. Last Thursday, the Victorian government restarted its Covid hotel quarantine program. This is the fourth…
The Tax Office gives the gold finger to process and justice
How would you feel if you owed the Australian Taxation Office nothing—in fact the ATO owed you money—yet on the…
Daniel Andrews is under investigation for indictable criminal offences over hotel quarantine. We’ve got the inside story
Developments late last week confirm that the Victorian government — including Premier Daniel Andrews — is under investigation for indictable…
Work from home is here to stay – and a productivity boom is about to be unleashed
The global energy giant BP has told around 25,000 of its staff that working from home is now permanent. This is…
Time to stop standover tactics by the Tax Office against small business
The Federal government’s small business agency, the Small Business Ombudsman, has called for major changes to the way the Australian Taxation…
You don’t protect people by destroying their livelihoods
You may have seen reports that the UK’s top court has decided that Uber drivers are not independent contractors. Australian unions are excited…
Would you consider this is the most dangerous man in Australia?
The most recent Covid lockdown of Victorians resulting from hotel quarantine failures must lead many to believe that the incumbent Victorian government is a…
Why we must fix the feral Tax Office
When underhand, commercial bullying happens in the private sector, there is righteous community uproar. Regulators investigate. Even Royal Commissions can…
Will WorkSafe act on Daniel Andrews’ hotel quarantine disaster? They need more time…
The prosecution of the Victorian government for the 800–plus Covid deaths due to its massive mismanagement (or worse) will not happen quickly. Governments routinely don’t hold themselves accountable…
The China threat and the art of war
The war being conducted by the Chinese Communist Party against the democratic, free world, particularly Australia has predictable and understandable strategies. Under the Xi Jinping dictatorship, clear principles of…
We are at war with China
Let’s face it. We’re at war with China. Whether we like this or not ‘war’ is what it is. At this stage,…
Why the war on ‘the gig economy’ when in reality ‘permanency’ is insecurity?
The demand by Australian unions to turn, it seems, all jobs into ‘permanent’ has been mugged in the blink of…
Be afraid: Victoria restarts hotel quarantine today
Today, Monday 7 December, will be a day filled with trepidation for Victorians and all Australians. Today is the day…
Goldblunder
On Friday last, November 6, the Australian Taxation Office had a serious legal bomb blow up in its face. It’s…
Time to tackle Tax Office tyranny
If there’s a connection between the Australian Taxation Office and COVID-19, it can be described in one word:‘dictatorship. For freedom…
Victorian Labor: the walking dead
As a group, the Victorian ALP is politically walking dead. It cannot win the next state election in November 2022. …
EXCLUSIVE: Coate inquiry asked to investigate union links to hotel quarantine disaster
“I saw nothing. I heard nothing. I know nothing.” This is the recurring theme that has been the hallmark of…
Five fixes for our failed state – and why they won’t occur
For any Australian not living in Victoria, particularly Melbourne, it’s impossible to understand what’s going on. The high–pitched hysteria emanating…
