THREE DECADES AGO a Labor-led Government wound up a national fund, financed from a tax levy, which would have assured Australian pensioners of a liveable pension income, virtually forever.

The national Newspoll by The Australian newspaper, this week, points to a possible voting swing of 15% against the major parties on July 2.

The Prime Minister’s confirmation of the worst-kept “secret” this year; the July 2 federal election date has had two significant (and obvious) impacts, in a very short time. Firstly, the pork-barrelling games have begun in earnest.  Many rural, city and regional electorates which have attracted scant interest from Canberra for...

Our political elite in Canberra never fail to amaze with their sheer hypocrisy in political pork-barrelling, just before every election…..not just the current Government, but all governments for many years.  In the past week, leading up to projected pre-election confirmations this week, they decided to endorse a reprieve from the...