If Bank Executives want to be paid millions for managing a company they should also be fined millions for mismanaging it. You can’t privatise the upside and socialise the downside!
If there is one industry that could give the renewables or pharmaceutical rent seekers a run for their money it would have to be NDIS.
The idea that Private equity can treat people with disabilities as commodities is a joke. Why on earth would the government (Julia Gillard) privatise helping people with disabilities.
In the Senate I recently outlined why it is much better to invest in Nuclear power than “renewables.”
• Nuclear has a capacity factor of 92% as opposed to solar and wind which has a capacity factor between 20% and 30%. I.e it is more reliable
Seriously! When it comes to renewables, changes in technology have only ever been at the margins.
The idea that the costs of renewables has fallen by half, when inflation is rampant has no credibility.
Why isn’t the ATO enforcing transfer pricing arrangements?
In estimates I proposed to the ATO that similar to limits on debt deductions there should limits on other expenses claimed by multinational companies operating in Australia.
“When it comes to global rankings, there aren’t too many fields where we’ve been vying for top honours for near on two decades.
In the pantheon of money laundering and terrorism finance, however, we rank right up there with the best.
In recent times, the cost of living has surged to unprecedented levels, impacting various aspects of daily life. Now’s your chance to have a say…
If Australia is to have cheap, reliable, and clean energy, which will ultimately reduce the cost of electricity and help power our industries, we must seriously consider adding nuclear to Australia’s energy plan.
If Bank Executives want to be paid millions for managing a company they should also be fined millions for mismanaging it. You can’t privatise the upside and socialise the downside!
If there is one industry that could give the renewables or pharmaceutical rent seekers a run for their money it would have to be NDIS.
The idea that Private equity can treat people with disabilities as commodities is a joke. Why on earth would the government (Julia Gillard) privatise helping people with disabilities.
In the Senate I recently outlined why it is much better to invest in Nuclear power than “renewables.”
• Nuclear has a capacity factor of 92% as opposed to solar and wind which has a capacity factor between 20% and 30%. I.e it is more reliable
Seriously! When it comes to renewables, changes in technology have only ever been at the margins.
The idea that the costs of renewables has fallen by half, when inflation is rampant has no credibility.
Why isn’t the ATO enforcing transfer pricing arrangements?
In estimates I proposed to the ATO that similar to limits on debt deductions there should limits on other expenses claimed by multinational companies operating in Australia.
“When it comes to global rankings, there aren’t too many fields where we’ve been vying for top honours for near on two decades.
In the pantheon of money laundering and terrorism finance, however, we rank right up there with the best.
In recent times, the cost of living has surged to unprecedented levels, impacting various aspects of daily life. Now’s your chance to have a say…
If Australia is to have cheap, reliable, and clean energy, which will ultimately reduce the cost of electricity and help power our industries, we must seriously consider adding nuclear to Australia’s energy plan.
The Greens moved a Bill wanting more transparency on oil and gas company donations. I called out their hypocrisy, asking why don’t they want more transparency on bureaucracies, unions and other big corporations such as big pharma.
If renewables are cheaper, why do we need to give a tax break of up to $30,000 for every new EV that is bought? That is absolutely absurd.
Chamber Senate on 25/10/2022Item: REGULATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS – Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment (Annual Members’ Meetings Notices) Regulations 2022 – Disallowance Senator RENNICK (Queensland) (17:52): What would you call the offspring of communism, Marxism and fascism? Of course, the answer to
Let’s just get a couple of things out on the table before I start getting taunts about being a dinosaur and all that sort of stuff. I stayed at home for four years, at my choice, so I could help raise my children. I happily attended mothers groups and things like that. I want to be clear, I’m not talking about kindergarten either. I come from a long line of working mothers. Indeed, my great-great-aunt taught maths and physics at All Hallows’ School for 50 years. She had a hall named after her. My grandmother was a teacher who had eight children, four before the war and four after the war. My mother, my wife and my sisters all worked. So this is not an attack on working mothers or anything like that. However, I would like to see greater choice in child care…
No-one is saying that the scheme is perfect and that we haven’t made mistakes. We’ve owned up to that, but we’ll never apologise for trying to automate processes in terms of the tax and transfer system in this country. When it comes to talking about subsidies for the rich, I think Labor should take a good look at themselves in the mirror…
This matter of public importance is typical Labor: it’s all about playing the man and not the facts.
The Auditor-General is refusing to hand over minutes of a meeting between his staff and the staff in the infrastructure department about the purchase of Leppington Triangle. Why does that matter?
the founder of superannuation has admitted that had that money not been paid into superannuation it would have been paid as wages. That is the problem with superannuation in this country. It takes money from the working class through their working life, when they need it, in order to subsidise the wealthy in their retirement. I hardly call that equitable.
The Greens moved a Bill wanting more transparency on oil and gas company donations. I called out their hypocrisy, asking why don’t they want more transparency on bureaucracies, unions and other big corporations such as big pharma.
If renewables are cheaper, why do we need to give a tax break of up to $30,000 for every new EV that is bought? That is absolutely absurd.
Chamber Senate on 25/10/2022Item: REGULATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS – Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment (Annual Members’ Meetings Notices) Regulations 2022 – Disallowance Senator RENNICK (Queensland) (17:52): What would you call the offspring of communism, Marxism and fascism? Of course, the answer to
Let’s just get a couple of things out on the table before I start getting taunts about being a dinosaur and all that sort of stuff. I stayed at home for four years, at my choice, so I could help raise my children. I happily attended mothers groups and things like that. I want to be clear, I’m not talking about kindergarten either. I come from a long line of working mothers. Indeed, my great-great-aunt taught maths and physics at All Hallows’ School for 50 years. She had a hall named after her. My grandmother was a teacher who had eight children, four before the war and four after the war. My mother, my wife and my sisters all worked. So this is not an attack on working mothers or anything like that. However, I would like to see greater choice in child care…
No-one is saying that the scheme is perfect and that we haven’t made mistakes. We’ve owned up to that, but we’ll never apologise for trying to automate processes in terms of the tax and transfer system in this country. When it comes to talking about subsidies for the rich, I think Labor should take a good look at themselves in the mirror…
This matter of public importance is typical Labor: it’s all about playing the man and not the facts.
The Auditor-General is refusing to hand over minutes of a meeting between his staff and the staff in the infrastructure department about the purchase of Leppington Triangle. Why does that matter?
the founder of superannuation has admitted that had that money not been paid into superannuation it would have been paid as wages. That is the problem with superannuation in this country. It takes money from the working class through their working life, when they need it, in order to subsidise the wealthy in their retirement. I hardly call that equitable.
During the pandemic the RBA decided it was a good idea to lend $188 billion dollars to the banks at an interest rate of around 0.10%. The term of the loan extends to 2024. While many of you lost your
In estimates I asked the CSIRO if they had a roadmap as to how the government planned to reach its 43% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030. Needless to say they passed the buck onto AEMO, the Australian Energy Market
Last week I questioned Fair Work Australia about their commissioners. I have sworn affidavits from people saying one Vice President was heard saying on the phone that she wouldn’t let an unvaccinated person look after her grandchildren. I also asked
I asked at the last set of estimates for the correspondence between the RBA and the Bank for International Settlements. The RBA refused to do that. Can you tell me why,
I asked the ABS in estimates whether or not they were tracking the number of people out of work in the unemployment statistics due to mandates. Needless to say they don’t. Now don’t you think with the severe labour shortages
I asked the RBA whether or not the Bank of England sought their permission before they melted down Australia’s gold holdings and refined them from 2015 onwards. Needless to say the RBA were clueless or deliberately hiding the truth. At
Last week in estimates I questioned the actions of the Auditor-General and ANAO as to whether the Audit of the Leppington Triangle purchase was politically motivated, breaching the Public Service Act 1999 which requires public servants to act apolitically and
The Auditor-General is refusing to hand over minutes of a meeting between his staff and the staff in the infrastructure department about the purchase of Leppington Triangle. Why does that matter?
During the pandemic the RBA decided it was a good idea to lend $188 billion dollars to the banks at an interest rate of around 0.10%. The term of the loan extends to 2024. While many of you lost your
In estimates I asked the CSIRO if they had a roadmap as to how the government planned to reach its 43% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030. Needless to say they passed the buck onto AEMO, the Australian Energy Market
Last week I questioned Fair Work Australia about their commissioners. I have sworn affidavits from people saying one Vice President was heard saying on the phone that she wouldn’t let an unvaccinated person look after her grandchildren. I also asked
I asked at the last set of estimates for the correspondence between the RBA and the Bank for International Settlements. The RBA refused to do that. Can you tell me why,
I asked the ABS in estimates whether or not they were tracking the number of people out of work in the unemployment statistics due to mandates. Needless to say they don’t. Now don’t you think with the severe labour shortages
I asked the RBA whether or not the Bank of England sought their permission before they melted down Australia’s gold holdings and refined them from 2015 onwards. Needless to say the RBA were clueless or deliberately hiding the truth. At
Last week in estimates I questioned the actions of the Auditor-General and ANAO as to whether the Audit of the Leppington Triangle purchase was politically motivated, breaching the Public Service Act 1999 which requires public servants to act apolitically and
The Auditor-General is refusing to hand over minutes of a meeting between his staff and the staff in the infrastructure department about the purchase of Leppington Triangle. Why does that matter?
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