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Canberra: Left Unity Public Forum
Left Unity: A Forum with Socialist Alternative and Socialist Alliance on Left Unity 6 pm Thursday 16 May Room G 52 Haydon-Allen Building ANU Socialist Alternative and Socialist Alliance are in talks about unity, and as part of that process we will hold a joint forum here in Canberra on left unity in Australia. If you are interested in this exciting development and want to learn more or be involved, come along to this public forum and hear the discussion and debate. https://www.facebook.com/events/452603648150763/ (0)

Labor's super back down: a party rotten to the core
Me on superannuation and the death rattle of the ALP in The Conversation. (0)

Marxism 2013 Conference
“Marxism is one of the best forums for debate in Australia” John Pilger gives a glowing review of the Marxism Conference. He will be returning to speak at Marxism 2013. Buy your tickets online today at www.marxismconference.org The talk on Saturday at 4 pm about taxing the rich looks interesting too. Wonder who is giving that one? (0)

Marx and taxing economic rent in Australia
A very amateurish first draft by me on Marx and taxing economic rent, with too much explanation of basic ideas and then off on tangents and misunderstood ideas. http://docs.business.auckland.ac.nz/Doc/51-John-Passant.pdf

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An article of mine on superannuation tax rorts in the Canberra Times
This is an article of mine in the Canberra Times on Tuesday 12 February. I argue that the benefits of the superannuation tax concessions go disproportionately and overwhelmingly to the rich and that it’s time to end the super tax rorts. (3)

Me in the media recently on tax
‘Mining Tax shortfall: the experts respond’ The Conversation 8 February 2013 ‘Current super concessions favour the wealthy – so why aren’t we supporting reform?” The Conversation 8 February 2013 (0)

Tax the rich
I am speaking at Marxism 2013 on taxing the rich. I will be talking on Sunday 31 March at 11.30. The Conference is the biggest left wing event of the year, over Easter at Melbourne University. Others speakers among the 70 or more include John Pilger, Gary Foley, Billy X Jennings, Brian Jones, Bob Carnegie, Jeff Sparrow, Antony Loewenstein, Toufic Haddad, and speakers from parties from Indonesia, The Philippines, Pakistan, New Zealand, the US and many many more….Check out the link here. (2)

The 99 Passant
I am about half through compiling the first volume of my most read (readers’ view) or most interesting (my view) articles from this blog. Keep an eye out for Volume I of the 99 Passant when it is published later this year. I’ll keep you updated. (0)

More threats
As some of you may know I have been censoring the posts of a serial pest who makes anti-Muslim and racist comments and has in the past threatened me. He has posted again saying that the next time he is in my area – he names my street – he’ll ‘drop in to say g’day’. Clearly this is an attempt to further intimidate me. If anything happens to me or my family here are his details to provide to police. jack 58.96.105.106 He has a druid name email at txc. (0)

Doctors and other bruises
I am having various tests and analysis done with a range of doctors over the coming weeks so may not be as communicative as normal on this blog. Bear with me. Hopefully I will be back in the New Year fighting fit. (4)

Archive for 'Interest rates'

Tax the mining companies to keep interest rates down

Posted by John, August 7th, 2010 - under Interest rates, Mining companies, Mining taxes.
Comments: none

One of the best ways to keep interest rates down would be to properly tax resource rents. Thanks for the forthcoming interest rate rises Julia and Tony and Markus, Tom, Twiggy and Clive.

Banks and interest rates

Posted by John, October 29th, 2009 - under Banks, Fighting back, Finance sector, Interest rates, Strikes.
Comments: 4

We can begin a fight back against higher interest rates and prices by striking for more wages and so winning back a little of the profit we make for the bosses.

The Commonwealth Bank shows we are not all in this together

Posted by Bill, June 14th, 2009 - under ACTU, ALP, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Banking unions, Banks, Capitalism, Fighting back, Finance Sector Union, Interest rates, Kevin Rudd, Labor Party, Stimulus package, Strikes.
Comments: 6

The actions of the Commonwealth Bank in raising interest rates and cutting employees’ wages show we are not all in this together.

COSATU supports strike to cut interest rates

Posted by Leonie, June 11th, 2009 - under Australian Council of Trade Unions, Interest rates, Strikes.
Comments: none

Reuters reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has threatened strike action unless the Central Bank of South Africa cuts interest rates further to stimulate the economy. The peak union body COSATU ( a mainstay of the ANC Government) supports the call. A little different to our peak union body the ACTU for [...]

Interest rates unchanged

Posted by John, March 3rd, 2009 - under Australian politics, Banks, Capitalism, Economics, Interest rates, Keynesianism, Labor Party, Living standards, Neoliberalism, sackings, unemployment.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept interest rates unchanged. The cash rate remains 3.25 per cent. As the economy tanks – unless the inflation bogey is scaring the Bank more than mass unemployment – the RBA is likely, in my opinion, to slash this figure next month.

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