OPINION

Time for the RBA to reassess: Why local borrowers deserve better

Local borrowers are growing increasingly restless, and it’s easy to understand why. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock recently indicated that the RBA does not expect to cut interest rates this year, leaving many questioning the rationale behind this stance.…

16 October, 2024

OPINION·VICTORIA

Potholes Ahead: Victoria’s roads face a dismal future

As anyone who drives through Victoria can attest, potholes are becoming an all-too-frequent hazard on our roads. Unfortunately, with the recent cuts to resurfacing and rehabilitation works by the debt-laden Allan Government, the situation is set to worsen dramatically. This is not…

2 October, 2024

HEALTH·OPINION

When nothing can claim to be an exception – Nihilism

Nihilism will be complete when it has captured all substances when it has made its appearance everywhere and when nothing can claim to be an exception – Nihilism will have become the normal condition. Martin Heidegger. The quote captures Martin Heidegger’s ideas…

27 September, 2024

AUSTRALIA·OPINION

Rethinking Australia’s Immigration Strategy: A Call for Balance

In recent remarks, Education Minister Jason Clare has acknowledged a troubling reality: Australia’s immigration figures are soaring, driven by a surge of international students, backpackers, and visa overstayers. As the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows our population has surpassed 27.1…

25 September, 2024

OPINION·VICTORIA

Ambulance Victoria’s Response Crisis: Immediate Reform Required

Recent revelations about Ambulance Victoria have exposed a troubling crisis in emergency medical response. Victorian Ambulance Union Secretary Danny Hill has highlighted a disturbing trend: some Code One cases—those classified as the most urgent and time-sensitive—have faced waits of over an hour…

18 September, 2024

AUSTRALIA·OPINION

Australia’s Economic Performance: A Troubling Reality

The figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last week indicated that Australia’s economy has barely inched forward, showing a disheartening growth of just 0.2% for the June quarter. This figure marks the weakest performance since the end of the 1990s…

11 September, 2024

OPINION

Victoria’s bid for the 2030 Gay Games: A risky gamble after recent failures

The recent announcement by Commonwealth Games Scotland about the possible hosting of the 2026 Games in Glasgow, with a budget of only $220 million, comes to compound the fiasco of Victoria’s withdrawal from hosting the Games on the pretext that they would…

4 September, 2024

AUSTRALIA·OPINION

Raising Cigarette Prices: A recipe for more crime and chaos

Australia’s federal government is set to further escalate the cigarette price war this weekend with a 6.8% increase, pushing the cost of legal cigarettes to unprecedented heights. This move is widely criticised as pouring “petrol on an already raging and out-of-control fire.”…

29 August, 2024

OPINION·VICTORIA

Victoria’s Fiscal Quandary: A call for transparency and strategic reassessment

The Allan government in Victoria is grappling with a complex and contentious issue: the intersection of secret financial assessments and the future of the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) project. Recent revelations have shed light on a secret credit assessment commissioned by Treasurer Tim…

28 August, 2024

GREECE·OPINION

Mitsotakis support for Turkey is not “betrayal” but gratitude

It is time to speak some truths. There must be a perspective answering to the populists and toxic people who characterise Mitsotakis as a “traitor” because of his stance on Turkey’s actions since he was elected president of the New Democracy Party,…

27 August, 2024

OPINION

The Victorian Land Tax System: Time for Reform

Many Victorian families are facing significant distress as they are forced to sell their inherited or acquired holiday homes due to soaring land taxes. These properties, which generate no income, are incurring substantial holding costs while remaining vacant. The Victorian land tax…

21 August, 2024

OPINION·VICTORIA

Victoria’s fiscal missteps: A call for sensible governance

Victoria’s Treasurer Tim Pallas has recently hinted at the possibility of new or increased taxes to cover a $1.5 billion top-up for the state’s hospitals, despite already taxing businesses and households to their limits. This stance not only reveals a concerning lack…

20 August, 2024

GREECE·OPINION

“They’re demonising Elon Musk’s X out of fear of free speech”

“From an information tool, before Elon Musk bought it, Twitter has mutated into a tool of misinformation, toxicity, and far-right propaganda”, writes the pro-establishment, Pro-Government “Kathimerini” newspaper in Tuesday’s edition (“Twitter is being fascistised!” a university professor screams in the same report).…

19 August, 2024

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OPINION

Time for the RBA to reassess: Why local borrowers deserve better

Potholes Ahead: Victoria’s roads face a dismal future

When nothing can claim to be an exception – Nihilism

Rethinking Australia’s Immigration Strategy: A Call for Balance

Ambulance Victoria’s Response Crisis: Immediate Reform Required

Australia’s Economic Performance: A Troubling Reality

Victoria’s bid for the 2030 Gay Games: A risky gamble after recent failures

Raising Cigarette Prices: A recipe for more crime and chaos

Victoria’s Fiscal Quandary: A call for transparency and strategic reassessment

Mitsotakis support for Turkey is not “betrayal” but gratitude

The Victorian Land Tax System: Time for Reform

Victoria’s fiscal missteps: A call for sensible governance

“They’re demonising Elon Musk’s X out of fear of free speech”

TA NEA – 11 September 2024

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