Category Archives: Australian politics

Australia flying blind

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Warwick Smith

By Warwick Smith Originally published at the Australian Independent Media Network In this article Warwick Smith reports why the decision by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to discontinue many programs including the Measures of Australia’s Progress due to budgetary demands, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, neo-classical economics, Political philosophy | Tagged ABS, AIM Network, Australia, gdp, government, MAP, wellbeing | 1 Comment

Tony Abbot the conservationist

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Warwick Smith

By Warwick Smith Despite once infamously stating that the science behind human induced climate change was “absolute crap”, Tony Abbott has since publicly accepted that climate change really is happening and that he wants to do something about it. Last … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, conservation, political economy | Tagged climate change, economic growth, Economic policy, environment, politics | Leave a comment

My article in today’s Guardian – The United States of Australia?

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Warwick Smith

Are we witnessing the emergence of the United States of Australia? Australia can have its cake and eat it too, because a healthy and materially secure population will repay enormous economic dividends. Instead, we’re going further down the US pathin … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, Inequality, Op-ed, Political philosophy | Tagged economic growth, Economic policy, inequality, tax to GDP ratio, taxation policy, The Guardian, wellbeing | Leave a comment

Budget vision

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Warwick Smith

By Warwick Smith No other event equals the release of a federal budget for a clear statement of what the government really intends for the country. Almost everything else they do is smoke and mirrors. The budget tells us who … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, Economic theory, Inequality, political economy | Tagged budget, Economic policy, inequality, politics | 2 Comments

Op-ed in The Age: Treasurer’s agenda running out of truth

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Warwick Smith

This article originally appeared in The Age. Treasurer’s agenda running out of truth by Warwick Smith Joe Hockey has been talking non-stop about how the country is running out of money for Medicare, for the ABC, for welfare and for … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, Economic theory, Political philosophy, tax economics | Tagged Economic policy, gdp, inequality, Joe Hockey, Medicare, superannuation, tax to GDP ratio, taxation, The Age | Leave a comment