Baby bonus. The needless, dangerous birth boom coming soon
"On Wednesday June 30, 2004 a total of 490 births were recorded.
On the next day, the first day of the baby bonus, the number of recorded births jumped to 978."
Articles from Peter Martin
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Every day it's a getting closer, more GST
Labor managed to have a tax review without talking about it. The Coalition has promised not to touch it in its first term.
Why Abbott will have to clean up Labor's super tax mess
Here's my advice, written before I knew he was thinking along similar lines.
Budget 2013-14. Will we hit the debt ceiling?
Probably. The next Treasurer will have to lift it.
Me on RN Drive, May 15, 2013
Budget 2013-14. Me on the radio, the morning after
Me on Life Matters, Wednesday May 15
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BUDGET 2013-13 Where to find stuff
I'll surface at 1930 AEST
. National Times live video coverage from 1920 AEST
. Budget documents from 1930 AEST
Not rich? Why we've no idea what we actually earn
Sunday column
Michael was outraged. Earlier in the week I had written that anyone earning more than $210,100 a year was ultra-rich, in the top 1 per cent.
“How exactly does one draw the conclusion that earning $210k a year makes you ultra-rich, especially as I am assuming this is before tax?” he asked.
“This equates to approximately $140k net after tax as income.”
What'll be inside the budget. Pain, and yet another attempt at a surplus
Whether that's wise or not
Good news will be scarce on budget night, but there will be something - at least for smokers.