Economic justice, not Left and Right
Dear Senator Nick Xenophon,
I’m writing to you in regards to your announcement on 28th of July 2014 to introduce legislation allowing first home buyers to access their superannuation funds for housing deposits. As you may be aware, nearly 500 … Read more
Congratulations petitioners, we’ve officially attracted the attention of Garth Turner, the Canadian ex Minister of Parliament who spoke out against the “super cash for housing” scheme in Canada (and wrote an open letter to Nick Xenophon about it) – … Read more
Like most Australians, I nearly fell over laughing when Tony Abbott claimed that Labor was to blame for the LNP’s ICAC woes. So, in the spirit of giving Tony some friendly advice, which seems to be all the rage … Read more
I’m one of many young Australians currently locked out of home ownership by record high prices. My friends know me as very vocal and frequently angry about housing affordability issues. Well the latest development in the saga that is … Read more
Rational Radical is a blog dedicated to alternative evidence-based analysis and commentary on Australian political economy. Like many other under-represented Australians, my chief concern is our failure to pursue a genuinely progressive reform agenda, a failure which will eventually and … Read more