Tag: Opinion
Time to crunch the numbers
WITH sleeves rolled up, Treasurer Joe Hockey posed for cameras last week as he pretended to pore over pages of the national budget.
Surrounded by...
New dimension to healthy living
By JEROME HIGGINS
SOME complementary medicines have been tested in quality scientific trials to show they are effective, but most have not.
The first...
Lenscape
ONE of the joys of residing in such a beautiful part of Australia is watching the colours of the region change as the milder...
St Ronan’s (not so) Well
I WRITE this letter with a great deal of anger and disgust, which is directed at those responsible for the damage done to St...
Consider the motives
WITHIN these pages, over about a month, there has been statement and counter-claim about the closure of the CFA’s prime training facility, Fiskville.
But there...
Anzac labour of love
GIVEN the extensive coverage the media has given to the Anzac Centenary over the past few months, it may seem untimely to broach this...
Managing economic transition by preparing for growth
NEVER has it been more important for us to look after small business in Victoria and, more specifically, in the Yarra Ranges.
Like most domestic...
It’s about the tax, stupid
IT'S about minimising declared profits and therefore paying less tax.
Low-tech, state-owned native forest logging corporation, VicForests, has been at it for years. Since ...
Patch-up job
SO ONCE again Vicroads is going to cobble together a “repair“ job on Chum Creek Road.
And just to make sure we all understand that...
Vaccinations not for everyone
HOW dare the government introduce compulsory vaccinations in a so-called free society!
This is Big Pharma's clout testing the waters for worse to come.
If vaccines...
Money down the drain
PREMIER Daniel Andrews’ decision not to proceed with the former Coalition Government’s visionary East West Link infrastructure project will see Victorians paying out over...
Deep connection with soldiers’ stories
By TONY SMITH MHR
ONE often overlooked fact of World War I is the first shot of the war was fired in Australian territory.
Another little...
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Ham it up with leftovers
A leg of Christmas ham is always a festive treat many families look forward to every year however, there always seems to be leftovers...
