Archive for February, 2017
Penalty rate cuts – because low paid workers are not exploited enough
Posted by John, February 27th, 2017 - under Independent Australia, Penalty rates.
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The double-edged sword of penalty rate cuts for the lowest paid alongside tax handouts for the privileged may well galvanise the union movement, writes John Passant in Independent Australia. Click here to get a link to the whole article.
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(2016) Vol 18 Journal of Australian Taxation
Posted by John, February 26th, 2017 - under Journal of Australian Taxation, Tax.
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This is a link to the just published volume 18 of the Journal of Australian Taxation. John McLaren and I took over the editorship in mid January this year.
Is it time for the A.C.T. to legalise and tax cannabis?
Posted by John, February 22nd, 2017 - under Marijuana, Tax.
Tags: Cannabis
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In Independent Australia I explore the idea of legalising marijuana for personal and medicinal use to raise revenue in the ACT.
To read the article click here. Is it time for the ACT to do a Colorado and introduce marijuana taxes?
Sexual abuse and neglect by church and state: Suffer the little children
Posted by John, February 15th, 2017 - under Uncategorised.
Tags: Catholic church, Child abuse, Children
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Where is the outrage from our government at 4,444 reported cases of child sexual abuse over 30 years? The silence is deafening, says John Passant in Independent Australia.
To read the whole article click here. Suffer the little children: Sexual abuse and neglect by church and state
Australian National Imams Council condemns ISIS assassination video
Posted by John, February 15th, 2017 - under ISIS.
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Trump, Pell, coal and halal certification
Posted by John, February 14th, 2017 - under Independent Australia.
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We may be careering towards war and climate change disaster and 4,444 victims of child sexual abuse may have been revealed, but “clean coal” and halal certification is what our politicians have focussed on this week, I write in Independent Australia. To read the whole article click here through to the IA site.
Turnbull’s mounting troubles
Posted by John, February 9th, 2017 - under Malcolm Turnbull.
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In Independent Australia on Monday I discussed Malcolm “Trumble” Turnbull’s declining popularity following a disastrous week, alongside the steady rise of the”PHONys”. It was written before Bernardi’s resignation but that resignation just reinforces my arguments I think.
Where are our words, today?
Posted by John, February 8th, 2017 - under Poems, Poems for a new world.
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Where are our words, today? Have you been the morning, mourning? Taken flight in night, and song? Gathering, garnering the too long day To away with all? And so to fall, to fall For their catch cry, the call The sweet absurd, Caught in the ballad of their birds Without our words There is no […]
Left winger resigns from Labor to set up socialist group
Posted by John, February 7th, 2017 - under Labor Left, Labor Party, Left-wing.
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Mr President, I rise to inform the Senate that this morning I have resigned as a member of the Labor Party to set up a political movement of Australian socialists, a community of working class Australians who will share their unique gifts and talents to chart a democratic and socialist way.
John Passant the poet-warrior
Posted by John, February 6th, 2017 - under Review, Songs for the band unformed.
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This is the first time we have ever read John Passant’s poetry and we found it to be such a unique experience, one that projects the reader into a world where truth isn’t always cordial and endings don’t always conclude with a happily ever after. So if you are weary of the “politically correct” lies and promises oversaturating society…this book is for you!