How’s Your Economy?

June 14, 2012 in Current Affairs, Finance

So, how do you think the Australian economy is going? Have no idea? I’m not surprised…there are so many conflicting opinions at the moment. Every night we see news of doom and gloom from Europe. The US economy is recovering slowly, but you probably wouldn’t know that from the news. In Australia we see stories about redundancies, and yet the unemployment rate is stable. There are stories about the cost of living going through the roof, and yet the inflation rate is low and stable, and salaries are rising, contradicting that whole notion. The Australian economy is undergoing an amazing restructure at [...]

Skilled Foreign Workers: Good Thing Or Bad Thing?

May 29, 2012 in Current Affairs, Finance, News, Politics

It’s been difficult not to miss all the argy-bargy over the Enterprise Migration Agreements (EMAs) in the media recently. On one side of the argument you have the Mining Companies arguing that because of the current skills shortage (economist speak for “we can’t find enough people to work for us”) that they need EMAs to be able to bring “on-line” new and important mining infrastructure. On the other side you have the Union movement crying foul and claiming that the Mining Companies are simply using the scheme to employ cheap labour…”Dederker Jerbz!” Of course, then there’s the whole two-speed economy thing. There’s [...]

No size 14? Why I’m calling bullshit on Kookai

April 24, 2012 in Body, Body Image, Fashion, Health, Style

So late last Thursday night I took myself clothes shopping. Like 90% of the female population, I’m sure. I was searching for a leather jacket. Nothing too fancy just something that fits, and is stylish – you know that effortless look we all strive for but only sometimes obtain. I went into a few stores I love; Sportsgirl, Review and so on till I made my way into Kookai. This is where my shopping experience went downhill and fast. I love Kookai, always have. I have many of their fruity coloured tops which I wear to work as I love a burst [...]