Comfort with Money

Now that the election is done and dusted I hope we can forget about the possible introduction of the system linking first home ownership and early access to superannuation. The great Australian dream of home ownership was, I think, born and fostered after the end of World War II and it has been a shock to thousands of Australian travelers to Europe how many quite wealthy middle-aged residents have been happily living in rented accommodation all their lives. Starting to live w

A few weeks ago the announcement was made that deaths from Covid-19 in Queensland had exceeded those recorded during the Spanish Flu in 1919. As a percentage of the population I suspect the “score” is different. Our entire population when entering school has lessons in both English and Arithmetic but kids aren’t taught (because it isn’t correct) that if you have one foot in a bucket of ice and the other in a bucket of boiling water then on the average you are “comfortable”. T

Elections really are all about money! JFK's famous words “Ask not what your country can do for you,,,” have been conveniently thrown out the window in every one of the fifty odd elections that I’ve experienced as a voter. The overwhelming majority of voters will spend their entire voting life following decisions made by them in their late teens, heavily and mostly permanently following the voting history of their family – as if showing their loyalty to a favourite footie team