GERARD HENDERSON’S MEDIA WATCH DOG – ISSUE NO. 216 7 March 2014 The inaugural issue of “Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch” was published in April 1988 – over a year before the first edition of the ABC TV Media Watch program went to air. Since November 1997 “Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch” has been published as part [...]
SHOCK HORROR – CHILD OBESITY ON THE DECLINE IN US Stone the crows! The obesity crisis isn’t getting worse. Last week the New York Times reported a decline in overweight infants. In fact, the “gold standard” US survey found the number of obese Americans aged 2 to 5 is down by 43 per cent.[i] That [...]
GERARD HENDERSON’S MEDIA WATCH DOG – ISSUE NO. 215 28 February 2014 The inaugural issue of “Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch” was published in April 1988 – over a year before the first edition of the ABC TV Media Watch program went to air. Since November 1997 “Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch” has been published as part [...]
Stephen Matchett - Labor's pain continues Adam Creighton explains why most Australians pay no net tax Margaret Thatcher - as seen by Charles Moore and Anne Henderson Ross Fitzgerald reviews Colebatch, Patrick, Bowen and Latham Vale Ken Minogue, John McConell and Ferry Levy Media Watch gets into sandals - looking at Jonathan Green and Craig McGregor Click here to [...]
UNEMPLOYMENT, UNDER-EMPLOYMENT AND ROBOT EMPLOYMENT The employment average abyss. Stone the crows! Are we running out of things to do? In Bob Hawke’s 1979 Boyer lectures, he talked of the end of full employment and of accordingly funding people to live alternative lifestyles outside the conventional economy. In particular, he suggested many older people stayed [...]
GERARD HENDERSON’S MEDIA WATCH DOG – ISSUE NO. 214 21 February 2014 The inaugural issue of “Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch” was published in April 1988 – over a year before the first edition of the ABC TV Media Watch program went to air. Since November 1997 “Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch” has been published as part [...]
Over-Diagnosing & Disease Mongering Down Under Stone the crows! It looks like we are spending more money on healthcare than we need or can afford. But don’t expect anybody to terminate the tests A large, long-term study of mammograms suggests they are not exactly value for money. A 20-year survey of 90,000 women in Canada [...]
GERARD HENDERSON’S MEDIA WATCH DOG – ISSUE NO. 213 14 February 2014 The inaugural issue of “Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch” was published in April 1988 – over a year before the first edition of the ABC TV Media Watch program went to air. Since November 1997 “Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch” has been published as part [...]
Why negatively geared rental property is as safe as houses Want to ensure those tedious people never invite you again? Why, stone the crows, the answer is obvious – during dinner suggest negative gearing for property investment is a bad idea. (You can also advocate inheritance tax on the family home, but that will get [...]
GERARD HENDERSON’S MEDIA WATCH DOG – ISSUE NO. 212 7 February 2014 The inaugural issue of “Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch” was published in April 1988 – over a year before the first edition of the ABC TV Media Watch program went to air. Since November 1997 “Gerard Henderson’s Media Watch” has been published as part [...]
