Letter to the Editor: Does the Treasurer own a calculator?
DEAR News Of The Area, LABOR’S proposal to introduce an unrealized capital gains tax on superannuation funds has created quite a bit of attention since Chalmer’s Federal Budget back on 25 March. I don’t believe Jim Chalmers owns a financial calculator or has thought through the effect of his tax. Recently the Government estimated that […]
Peace
Letter to the Editor: Superannuation changes
DEAR News Of The Area, I WISH to comment on Pat Conaghan MP’s statement in NOTA on June 27, about the Labor Government’s economic performance and particularly his statements about the proposed tax on superannuation earnings on balances over $3million. I question Mr Conaghan’s claim that this tax will badly affect farmers and small businesses […]
Letter to the Editor: Who is the better economic manager?
DEAR News Of The Area, I acknowledge Pat Congahan MP for his statement in last week’s edition (Port Macquarie NOTA, 27 June). He clearly knows how vulnerable this electorate is after two close elections. However his claims regarding Labor’s economic management cannot go unchallenged. Inflation has been tamed, interest rates cut, a third budget surplus […]
Letter to the Editor: Spectacular fail
DEAR News Of The Area, THE greatest strategy employed by weak leaders is the art of distraction. While this week’s MAGA focus has been on the US’s “spectacular” bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities, Israel’s genocidal annihilation of Palestine continues. While our PM’s support for the highly questionable US action was sadly predictable, any justification must […]
‘On the couch’ with Jasminda
DEAR Jasminda, I WAS scrolling through the local community page on the weekend and came across a cheeky post. The post didn’t raise an eyebrow, but what did was the pile-on from adults hating on this young person. It seems strange that people over a certain age would stoop this low. Why are people so […]
World Conflicts
Letter to the Editor: Meaningless platitudes from the Treasurer
DEAR News Of The Area, JIM Chalmers’ address to the National Press Club yesterday was filled with meaningless platitudes and uncomfortable contradictions that saw him continue his self-appointed role as a sideline commentator rather than the nation’s Treasurer. That may have passed during the first year of his first term, but as we look down […]
‘On the couch’ with Jasminda
DEAR Jasminda, WHEN I was in the hairdresser last week, I overheard the woman opposite me tell the hairdresser that she wanted a new style because she was about to leave her husband after 18 years of marriage. On my way out, I took a quick glance at the person in question, and realised, to […]
