Author Archives: I am Spartacus

This is not a joke.  Perhaps Julia Gillard consulted on this, but there is no evidence of it.  But hot from London, the UK Government: has ordered a review of the law following calls for misogyny to be considered a … Continue reading →

This is Section 19 of the ASIC Act: Notice requiring appearance for examination (1) This section applies where ASIC, on reasonable grounds, suspects or believes that a person can give information relevant to a matter that it is investigating, or … Continue reading →

The Australian continues to have a useful dialogue on the future of the Australia Superannuation system. Last week, Adam Creighton wrote a fantastic piece arguing for the end to compulsory superannuation (voluntary fine, but not compulsory). This wee, Ticky Fullerton … Continue reading →

Spartacus is again catching up on his reading and there was a wonderful piece on the Spectator by James McCann called Dumping Turnbull.  In this, McCann wrote one of the best and funniest paragraphs Spartacus has read in a while: … Continue reading →

Spartacus is a regular-ish shopper on Ebay.  It is not the best or best price any more, but it has an air of convenience.  Spartacus was far from impressed by the recent (Treasurer Morrison) tax changes whereby now even $1 … Continue reading →

Treasurer Scott Morrisson in May 2018 announcing the new bank tax: The government is also committed to ensuring that Australia’s largest banks are held to account and make a fair additional contribution to the Australian community, which they serve. Prime … Continue reading →

A government agency lobbying a Government for “law reform”.  This is the new wave.  Forget deep state; there is nothing deep about it. As reported in the AFR: Competition regulator Rod Sims has vowed to campaign on law reform to … Continue reading →

Something for new Treasurer Frydenberg to consider.  Read this letter from US President Trump to Speaker of the House of Reps and the President of the Senate.  Here is a snippet: Under current law, locality pay increases averaging 25.70 percent, costing … Continue reading →

New York City had a problem.  The side walk garbage bins were overflowing.  Complaints were made to the local authorities.  And what did the authorities do?  Did they install additional bins?  Did they increase the frequency of bin collections?  Nope.  … Continue reading →