The Coalition’s rewriting of economic history continues apace as part of its obsession with the Howard years.
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The Coalition’s fog of fiscal confusion
The Coalition’s confusion over its fiscal policy reflects the gap between its small government rhetoric and political reality.
Does automotive assistance work? We’ll know ‘in future years’
We could better debate manufacturing assistance if we knew what worked and what didn’t. But we can’t, not yet.
Abbott, Hockey trash the Coalition’s economic credentials — again
The crass attempt by Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey to exploit the Eurozone crisis has blown up in their faces, courtesy of David Cameron.
Abbott and Hockey: a pair of economic clowns
If Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey really mean what they say about not contributing to the International Monetary Fund then heaven help us if they are ever in a position to practice what they preach, writes Richard Farmer.
Hockey hunts for class on the Swan gong
Joe Hockey’s attack on Swan over the Euromoney award was not just graceless but missed an opportunity.
Gillard cops ‘no’ from all sides
Crikey media wrap: Julia Gillard’s plan of changing the Migration Act remains in troubled waters, with both the Coalition and Labor MPs threatening to sink the refugee policy.
Conversion or convergence … or just Hockey schtick?
Aided and abetted by The Australian’s Peter van Onselen, opposition Treasury spokesman Joe Hockey again has made a goose of himself.
The Power Index: meet #2 on the list — Christopher Pyne
Christopher Pyne is attack dog, enforcer, messenger, organiser, whipper-in and tireless spruiker for the Opposition cause. And if Abbott becomes prime minister he will be amply rewarded.
Daring to dream on the Coalition’s costings
The problem with the Coalition needing to find $70 billion in savings is they never found the first $50 billion last year.
Joe, onions aside, we should keep as much debt on issue as possible
Sometimes you have to wonder if Joe Hockey, the putative federal treasurer if the Gillard mob loses power, really has a handle on what’s going on.
The lie of ‘sovereign risk’
Now that Australia is officially a “safe haven” it’s time to nail the myth of sovereign risk.
Abbott makes Irish joke of Liberals’ economic cred
Tony Abbott’s incapacity to handle the basics of economic policy is hurting his party.
Political snippets: Richard Farmer’s chunky bits: Difference of opinion … when yes means yes
How refreshing to have that couple of stories in the past week suggesting that the Liberal Party is not completely full of “yes” politicians.
Hockey’s budget reply fails to grease the gallery wheels
Yesterday Joe Hockey made electoral bribery a key component of the Coalition’s response to the mining boom. Eeconomic debate in Australia reached its lowest point in 30 years yesterday when he addressed the Press Club.
Jericho: Hockey’s budget reply address was an embarrassment
Joe Hockey’s budget reply address was a ludicrous quasi economic lecture capped off by a grilling from the press gallery, writes Greg Jericho.
Ditch the budget reply — it’s a waste of time
Tony Abbott offered a content-free Budget Reply last night — but he’s not the first opposition Leader to do that. We may as well ditch the ritual.
Finance: bonds from the black lagoon a challenge to Abbott, Hockey
Do Tony Abbott, Joe Hockey and the rest of the federal Opposition have the real courage to do something that would block off their rabid attack on the federal government’s debt?
A frugal budget to get people back to work
Crikey media wrap: Wayne Swan’s biggest day of the year is over, and the verdicts on this year’s restrained budget, announced with much fanfare in Canberra yesterday, have been pouring in.
Political snippets: The murky subject of tax reform
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey will perhaps have a little more sympathy with Treasurer Wayne Swan.
Hockey is right about trusts
Joe Hockey’s maladroitness has struck again, but at least he shows some evidence of life in the policy department.
Jericho: And the Oscar for the worst performance in QT goes to…
This week’s Question Time awkwardly began with Tony Abbott unsuccessfully trying to launch a censure motion and Joe Hockey whining about the price of smokes. At least it wasn’t as bad as the Oscars, writes Greg Jericho.
Essential: first carbon price poll is bad news for Labor
The Government’s carbon price announcement appears to have immediately cost it votes, according to the latest Essential Report poll.
