Family tax equity 2016

May 15 2015 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Why it’s going to happen.

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Posted in Tax
Tagged Childcare, Family Tax Benefits, Family tax equity, Joe Hockey, Scott Morrison, Tony Abbott

Despoiling Ukraine’s middle class

Apr 9 2015 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Ukrainian oligarch and banker Oleg Bakhmatyuk (left) owes my wife Svetlana Kushko (right) a pile of cash. Here’s how come.

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Posted in Economics, Ukraine
Tagged David Murray, Igor Kolomoisky, IMF, Nadra Bank, National Bank of Ukraine, Oleg Bakhmatyuk, Oligarchs, VAB Bank

Tips for a resurgent PM

Mar 6 2015 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Prime Minister Tony Abbott — himself at last.

An Australian Prime Minister is neither a national symbol nor a community counsellor.

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Posted in Australia, Politics
Tagged Paid Parental Leave, PM resurgent, Tony Abbott

Make it so

Feb 20 2015 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Nothing unjust about depriving a jihadist of his passport.

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Posted in National Security
Tagged Andrew Nikolic, Caliphate, IS, Islamic jihadists, Passports, Tony Abbott

Uncle Sam doesn’t need you

Dec 31 2014 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

We could learn from Obama’s unwillingness to dive into another Iraq war.

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Posted in International Relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria
Tagged Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Islamic State, Peter Jennings, President Barack Obama, RAAF Iraq mission