Another Ostrich

Peter Hartcher joins the queue of the clueless in today's Sydney Morning Herald, flailing around as to why we kicked Howard out because of the myth that this is a 'booming' economy. The economy is NOT booming for most of us - we are just getting deeper in debt. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has pointed out that one in five households earns less than $20,000 a year, with half earning less than $37,000. What sort of economic boom do you celebrate when half the country is on $700 a week or less? It was the Your Rights At Work Campaign stupid: When 12,500 people mobilise on an issue they will change a government, as the Your Rights At Work Campaign did. Now, can all the commentators take a deep breath and stop trying to rewrite history; and can journalists be forced to spend some time in the real world please?