Swan's plan to get budget back in the black

"It's not about them or us, it's about the country": Treasurer Wayne Swan. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Wayne Swan will lay out a plan next Tuesday to drive the federal budget back into the black within four years, defying economists' predictions of ...

With illegal arrivals by boat continuing to set new records, Treasurer Swan must come clean in next week's budget and reveal the true cost of Labor's border protection failure that will hit taxpayers with an extra $5 billion over the next three ...

Black Swan and Antifragile author Nassim Taleb's six rules for success, just posted to his Facebook page: Success in all endeavors is requires absence of specific qualities. 1) To succeed in crime requires absence of empathy, 2) To succeed in ...

With a bunch of reports arriving that Bloomberg did allow its journalists to view client data regarding how clients used Bloomberg terminals, the chamber of secrets is open all over the place. The likes of European Central Bank, US Federal Reserve ...

Jeff Saut, the veteran strategist over at Raymond James, offers a pretty bullish call this week. The S&P 500 is trading right at it's all-time closing high of 1,633 right now. Saut sees it going much higher. From his new commentary: The call for ...

What's happening this weekend in Northeast Portland? Friday, May 10: --The Marty Party takes over the Wonder Ballroom, 128 N.E. Russell St. --Pete Krebs and his Playboys perform at the Secret Society, 116 N.E. Russell St. --The swing band Shanghai ...

Related Top Stories Actress Natalie Portman will star opposite Michael Fassbender in a new film adaptation of Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth'. The 'Black Swan' actress has signed on to star as the scheming wife of the Scottish nobleman in the film, ...

Wayne Swan speaks to the media outside Parliament House in Canberra on budget morning. Source: AFP THE funereal black bag containing Budget papers for journalists in the Canberra lockup was perfect for the sombre tone Treasurer Wayne Swan adopted ...

Valerie Harmon as the black swan Credits: Jessica Kaminski Social Issues newsletter E-mail * do not change Contact Email Contact Email2 Contact Url Subscribe to Blog Remember my Info Thursday, May 16 marked the opening night for Milwaukee Ballet's ...