John Bentley

Recent articles by John Bentley

Careful with That Axe Eugene

Borrowing the title of a Pink Floyd number, in whichever way you interpret the track, it may just about represent the predicament of how Australians and New Zealanders face in having to divorce from the West. We are, however, eastern countries and it's high time we faced that fact!

The economy

Chris Mills’ take on the economy is comparable to most in that it tinkers at the edges of Australia’s economy. The COALition in its time in office took the economy from the gutter into the sewer. Labor has been doing its utmost to lower it even further. Ten years of abstemious economic activity on top of a dig-it-up-and-flog mentality have left Australia reeling, with all tax-paying Australians feeling the pinch. All social indicators are on the back foot as our quality of life deteriorates. Equality has gone out the back door as Australia’s young are left holding the can....

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