2008 budget

Rudd stands up to evil scientists

An Onymous Lefty - May 22, 2008 - 9:56am

Isn't it always the way? Scientists complaining about the government taking away the funding they need for the useful research and development they're doing for Australia. Read more »

I'm earning 2 1/2 times the average wage, but I want more handouts

An Onymous Lefty - May 15, 2008 - 9:47am

There will be those who, on seeing the ugly face of aspirational selfishness as personified by the Sciberras family in The Age this morning, will seek to mock them for their apparent narrow-mindedness. Read more »

If it's stupid and tokenistic, Brendan's for it

An Onymous Lefty - May 16, 2008 - 8:35am

Apparently trick one for a wannabe populist right-wing politician these days is to try to sell a petrol tax cut to morons. We had Steve "Bong Costume" Fielding run it before the last election. We've seen John McCain and Hillary Clinton both trying to turn around their flagging political fortunes by calling for one over there. Read more »

Two lean years coming up, to pay for 2010's massive splurge

An Onymous Lefty - May 14, 2008 - 10:16am

"Save now, spend later" is The Age's headline quote for its budget coverage, although they never explain who exactly they're quoting. Let's, for the sake of my shortly needing to be somewhere else, assume it's something Swan's said. Read more »