Yes Philip, that's correct. I'm Joe, and I'm the Treasurer. I sit in the "one true" government, at the right hand side of Go.... oops I mean Tony. Any alternative government would be led by a false prophet. You can trust me, I wouldn't lie to you.

To the 'Usual Suspects' on OLO 'God the Father' (aka Rupert Murdoch) is well up the list! That news must grieve you no end to discover that your much beloved 'Septic Tank' is right up there with our biggest tax avoiders.
The Liberals are shocked at these revelations in the SMH. How long has this been going on, they ask? It must stop! Bill Heffernan a close confidant of Abbott warns the government must secure the tax revenue base before spending on essential services is affected. The Liberals are shocked! Well, well, well, who are they kidding they have aided and abetted big and small business in ripping Australia off since the year dot! Don't try crying crocodile tears now. The votes will pass judgement come next election.

'The Liberals are shocked!

Yea Paul just like Labour/Greens are shocked by union thuggery and corruption. Give us a break.

Just be careful what you wish for because there's always two sides to a story, but all too often when the other side is told it doesn't sell news.

Surely You must look at the big picture before passing comment.

Dear Rehctub,

Some people can't see the bigger picture.
They've got such a small screen.

Phillip I have mentioned many times that Australia delivers more “Return On Investment “to Global Miners than any of their other global operations.

This means some despot in Africa has hammered out a better deal than our consecutive governments.

In the 1970’s the corporations coughed up 27% in tax in first world countries....now they pay 9%.

Global Miners dig up and tap our carbon fuels for nothing and we are forced to pay world parity pricing. The only thing we had going was cheap energy.....they strip our resource and we pay extra. We ship coal to India while we import their wind turbines and pay billions for the privilage ....who’s looking out for Australia, not our government.

Phillip, just 8.4% of all the 5bn adults in the world own 83.4% of all household wealth , that’s property and financial assets, like stocks, shares bullion and cash in the bank. Australians have less household savings than in 1970. In the 1970’s WE owned five State Banks and one Commonwealth bank.......we own nothing now and have the highest consumer debt in our history.

There are 147 companies that own produce and deliver 90% of everything we buy...those 147 arw owned by 3 corporations: CME Group, Barclays, and Mcgraw Hill......and behind them is almost every federal reserve bank on the globe and behind them is the European Banking Cartel............very very few run everything and they control the technology and the governments.

It is ironic that in an enlightened humanitarian age we are more enslaved by the few than ever.