Articles and blog posts by Phil Dobbie
Talk radio people, it seems, have been brought up to believe that right wing shock jocks are the only means of engaging people. Tell people what to think, or say something controversial just to get a rise out of them.
Sydney’s Daily Telegraph hit a new low today, with a headline detached from any shred of evidence.
Australia’s rising government debt is more to do with falling tax receipts than high government spending. Why would this be an issue when our GDP has been growing so quickly?
The sad truth is, however you try to distort the statistics, Australia didn’t do well at the Olympics.
It seems if you live in the mineral rich states you think the dividend should stay there; if you live elsewhere, you think it should be shared around.
Why is the world economy is such dire straits? Because too many people, for too long, have assumed that if they have the cash, they can get more money, for nothing.
There’s a fierce debate about how much poker machine reforms will hurt the clubs. There’s no doubt they’ll take a pummelling, but then we have to look at how serious we are about fixing the problem.
With Reaganomics and Thatcherism the argument was that if the rich got rich, the wealth would be passed down to all. Well, guess what: it hasn’t worked.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has a fight on his hands to overhaul his airline. There’s no doubt changes have to be made, but is he making the right decisions?
The latest ABS stats appear to show how wireless is outstripping demand for fixed connections in the home. But a closer look shows they do nothing of the kind.
Brexit runs short of time, the US China trade deal goes sideways, but NAB’s Ray Attrill talks about markets that are still optimistic. https://t.co/JIcp8kWG4q
A sticking point on the US China truce has created mild risk off sentiment. NAB’s Rodrigo Catril says we’ve been here before. https://t.co/rBK5LVZ7mO
