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Pop-Up Socialism

Well, who would’ve thought that a Federal government of neo-liberal ‘dries’ would come up with $190 billion of spending to … More

Big Government, Helicopter Money, Jobseeker, Milton Friedman, Milton Keynes, public goods, quantitative easing, Scotty from Marketing, snap back, Universal Basic Income

Battered Mammon

A plague of non-domestic violence has broken out in the country’s shopping malls!  According to mainstream media, retailers are getting … More

battered retailers, conspicuous consumption, philo cafe, retail orgy

‘Banking Bad’

Guest commentator Matt Caine has prepared this review of a recent book by Adele Ferguson, whose journalistic investigations were instrumental in … More

Adele Ferguson, Banking Bad, Banking Royal Commission

Not Jobson Grothe

During this interminable Australian Federal election campaign the Coalition has shortened their notorious three-word slogan format previously practised by erstwhile … More

Federal elections, Jobson Grothe

Zeitungsbeschwererkissen

Modern First World living is fraught with really annoying problems. Out Kookynie way we spend plenty of time on the … More

Akira, Deutscher Werkbund, German craft & design, KLOTU, Newspaperweight pillow

Asylum Seeker Big Business

The sorry saga of Australia’s offshore asylum seeker gulag is not just about bringing suffering and hopelessness to those in … More

asylum seekers, G4S, Manus Island, Nauru, Sydney Biennale, Transfield

Quarry or Quandary?

The Indonesian government is implementing a ban on the export of some raw mineral ores, particularly nickel and bauxite, to … More

ALcoa, aluminium production, bauxite mining, BHP, Indonesian ban on mineral exports, the Lucky Country

Jesus & Capitalism

The post-Christmas period before Easter is a good time to reflect on Christ’s teachings. It will come as no surprise to … More

capitalism, Ched Myers, Jesus Christ, Ross Gittins, The Biblical Vision of Sabbath Economics

Viva El Presidente!

The President of Uruguay is a daggy 77 year old, full of beans and common sense. To say that Jose … More

Jose Mujica, Uruguayan President

Chinese Concupiscence

Our major trading partner has special vices. Naturally I’m thrilled that we export masses of coal and iron ore to China, … More

Chinese traditional medicine, endangered species

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