Well we have had the Budget from the Treasurer Wayne Swan and it has no surprises given the amount of detail leaked in the last 24 hours or so.
The 1% company tax cut being dropped is disappointing, the Government will have to work hard to explain to the business community why it was dropped. I don’ think it is off the agenda as it was a meagre cut of that recommended in the Henry Tax Review, and “The Business Tax Working Group has been asked to consider the longer‑term reform …
There is no need to return to surplus. At least as far as the domestic economy is concerned. Sure, to be the first economy in the world to return to surplus after the GFC would be great kudos for the Government, it ‘should’ blunt the Opposition’s claims that the Government couldn’t achieve it, and more importantly, it will contribute to foreign investment confidence.
The thing is, despite the constant and never ending misleading slogans of the Opposition, Australia has one of the lowest debt levels as a % of GDP than …
Kokoda by Peter FitzSimons
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
An emotional read, I have never thought about death in the way this book made me, it wasn’t so much the loss of a brave soldier but the hurt in their loved ones that resonated and at times generated tears. Losses tragically mourned by the friends who fought along their fallen mates, by mothers & fathers helpless at …
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Amazingly piercing work. I won’t forget a word of this for quite some time. Although the last chapter, once feels the treatment of the murderers was getting somewhat sympathetic, the journalistic style and fact of it being a true story kept the narrative pretty straight. A tragedy? The tragedy still, even after such in depth accounts …
Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age by Clay Shirky
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is an essential read for those studying the modern consumer and social movements in regard to the sharing of information. Cognitive Surplus is the increasing amount of spare capacity in regard to time and information that we have as we consume in the digital and information age. Knowledge is …
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