Jill Dupleix's Blue cheese quesadilla has spinach as well.
Friday, 27 March 2015
Do Americans think Australia is racist because there are so few black people here?
In Derek Rielly: why Americans think Australia is racist Derek Rielly explains that Americans wonder where all the black people are, but fail to note people of other races such as Asians and Indians.
Monday, 9 March 2015
How the government spent our boom
In How the Budget was mugged (Treasury publishes the photo) Peter Davidson has a great graph, taken from a speech by the Treasury Secretary John Fraser, showing the impact of our unexpected revenue windfalls, spending decisions and tax cuts on the federal budget:
Basically much of the boom was spent on personal income tax cuts and public support for people who didn't need it (via mechanisms such as superannuation tax breaks and the Seniors Supplement).
The following chart, included in his slides, shows how the windfall revenue gains from the boom between 2002 to 2008 (grey bars, circled by me) were spent (green, blue and red bars).
Basically much of the boom was spent on personal income tax cuts and public support for people who didn't need it (via mechanisms such as superannuation tax breaks and the Seniors Supplement).
A brief history of tax
Peter Davidson has prepared a brief history of tax:
A brief history of tax: Part 1 Income tax, the great leveller
A brief history of tax, Part 2: Clash of the titans
A brief history of tax (Part 3): the trojan horse
A brief history of tax: Part 1 Income tax, the great leveller
A brief history of tax, Part 2: Clash of the titans
A brief history of tax (Part 3): the trojan horse
Performance reviews aren't performing
In Performance reviews: Get rid of them Samuel Culbert argues that we might be better off without them.
What's now good to eat
In Why you should never eat a bacon sandwich: what you can - and can't - eat Anna van Praagh document some of the latest thinking on what's good and not good to eat.
Sunday, 8 March 2015
Sunday, 1 March 2015
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