Collectively the Big Four banks made almost $30 billion in profits last year, almost enough to cover the government’s budget shortfall. Shame the notion of a super-profits tax wasn’t considered by the Murray Banking Inquiry.
Who is Daniel Andrews? Well, he’s the new premier of Victoria. The only thing voters knew was he has nothing to do with Tony Abbott.
Jacqui Lambie has stepped aside from the Palmer United Party on principle. The final straw came with her opposition to the government’s rollback on some of Labor’s Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms.
What must the world leaders have thought as Aussie PM Tony Abbott starting talking about the difficulty he’s faced introducing a $7 co-payment for doctors’ fees?
The Queen managed to avoid being beheaded by Jihadists on Remembrance Sunday, but she’s still looking a bit upset about new coins being minted in which she has clearly aged – perhaps from the worry of it all.
A Fairfax opinion poll shows that 20 percent of voters want Tony Abbott to lead the Liberal party. Still, it could be worse. He could be Joe Hockey – we really don’t like him, it seems. But the longer Abbott remains in top job the more harm Australia does to the planet.
This week’s Balls Radio kicks off with the alarming news that a woman in Brisbane doesn’t have Ebola, with the number of Australians without Ebola expected to increase roughly in line with the birth rate.
Christopher Pyne can look to hike up university fees to reduce the government's funding commitment, but shouldn't he also be looking at the massive salaries of University Chancellors, with several earning more than a million dollars a year.
Joe Hockey says we should talk-up the economy because pessimism will bring down the economy. Guess that means there’s no budget emergency anymore.
We’ve all become so paranoid about the Islamic State that politicians are now using the Burqua (they actually mean Nijabs) as an excuse to speak out against the broader Muslim religion. Calm down people, it’s a piece of clothing!
The Islamic State is demonstrating how easy it is to recruit gullible people, whilst world leaders are using fear to demonstrate exactly the same thing. All of a sudden we have a war on our hands.
Don’t listen. This week’s edition includes the word ‘Terrorist’, so anyone digesting this content will almost certainly end up on an ASIO watch list. Meanwhile, just be scared.