Its that time of year Again, Time to file Tax Returns!

Yes people the financial year finished on 30th June and we are now in a new financial year. Even though its a new year but it doesnt seem like fun. Globally there are reports that we might be heading to another recession soon but for now I will just say to all Australians to concentrate on job ahead by getting all their paper work together i.e Group Certificate, payslips and file out the tax return for the financial year.

I for one did not have the best of the last financial year but I'm an optimist and I believe that good times are coming ahead provided we make the right choices today and tomorrow.

File your Tax returns soon.

Mark Sharma
Strathfield

What's the guarantee that Labor will not bring back Full Mining Tax?

I've been watching  Labor's lame attempt to blame opposition saying that Tony Abbott will bring back WorkChoices. While I'm no fan of it and would vote against it but this cheap attempt by Labor to confuse voters is condemnable.

Labor says that Coalition will bring back WorkChoices if it comes back to power then the same analogy can be used against Labor Government too. We all know that Labor back tracked on mining tax due to fear of losing elections. What is the guarantee that if Labor wins next election they will not bring this great new tax?

There is No Guarantee either way so nobody should start claiming on future events. Such ridiculous argument only shows that some political parties have no respect for Australian Voters.   

Mark Sharma

Voice of Strathfield

Made in Australia is what Australia needs

Apart from General Public which by and large is sick of Cheap chinese goods even many economists feel that "Australian made" products can bring new life into Australian Economy. Over the years Australian industries have folded up in front of the might of "Made in china" brand which is 10 times cheaper.

However, we all know that what kind of quality we get from there. Moreover the large distance is also becoming a major problem these days. Recently there was a news report that when Child Star Justin Bieber visited Sydney a major girl clothing company needed hundreds of supporter T-Shirts. Time was a premium so instead of ordering cheap T-Shirts from China they asked a local company.

Not only they got their T-Shirts done in no time but a flagging industry got a ray of hope. I believe that "Made in Australia" brand is still very much in demand especially in industries like clothing and accessories. Australian businesses should pay more attention to this sector. Not only it is a great business idea but it can transform Australian Economy by generation of thousands of Jobs.

Mark Sharma

Strathfield

Finally The Dudd agrees what I've been saying all along

Its funny how Labor Politicians are able to lie on your face again and again. On 9th March 2009, I wrote here (see below) that we are already in recession. In fact, I was late myself to write that as we have been recession for over one year (but I can be excused because I'm not the PM of Australia).

Finally, in the last few days Kevin "The Dudd" Rudd has started agreeing with me more. Some commentators are saying that Duddy boy is trying to shift the focus from the recent failure of his government in relation to boat people but whatever be the case, the truth is Australia is going through worst economic phase in a long time and this problem has quadrapled because we have an inefficient Labor government at helm.

Clearly, the stimulus package is NOT working. Few days ago, we heard Qantas Boss declaring job cuts and before it was Pacific Brands, Lands lease and many others.

Despite all this Labor kept lying to public. A case in point would be Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Housing and Women's affair in Rudd's ministry. She appeared on Q & A about 2-3 weeks ago and lied openly about increase in jobs in retail sector.

I've considerable experience in Retail sector and have been following it's job trends for last 12 months and I can say safely that the jobs have gone down in that period. It is absolutely ludicrous to say that there has been any growth in Retail.

I've just read a newspaper report on Sydney Morning Herald which states that even the RBA Chief agrees that we are in recession.

Now, that finally Kevin Rudd and his cronies have accepted that we are in recession ( more that one month after I said it) then the question for Kevin Rudd is that what has changed in that period?

Why didnt he declare this before Queensland Elections? Does he accept his Stimulus Package has failed?

Wasn't the stimulus package meant for saving us from rcession?

These are just some of few questions that tax payer's of Australia want to know from "The Dudd"

http://strathfieldvoice.blogspot.com/2009/04/kevin-rudd-and-q-and-on-thursday-night.html

Check out the other Blog about my experience @ Q & A

Fall in online job ads - We are in Recession

I don't understand why pollies are wasting crucial time in debating whether we are in recession or not. You don't have to be genius to figure out that we are already in recession and we have been in recession for past 6 months.

What we are seeing now is fall out of recession. The recent media coverage about drop in online job ads is one such fall out. The Oliver job index which claims to record the number of jobs advertised online states that there have been big falls in advertisement numbers for jobs in the trades, services, transport, engineering, building and construction sectors.

I'm not an expert like Oliver Group but I've been checking online jobs for past 6 months in retail sector in which I've considerable experience and I can tell you that the situation there is pretty bad. We all know that Retail employs most Australians and it also happens to be one of the low income sectors.

Now do your own calculations. We are in a situation where the lowest paid are loosing jobs and the number of new jobs that are coming up are far less then what it use to be.

I clearly remember Mid 2007 when I was looking to recruit people and it was bloody hard as there were so many opportunities that employees were hopping from one job to another because they were not scared. They knew that even if they leave one job they can find the next easily. I also clearly remember that seek.com.au which is considered one of the biggest online job search website had its profit and share prices up.

But look what is happening now? You don't have to believe in what I'm saying. Just search seek or mycareer or whatever else you use and you will know what I'm talking about.

Sydney's west enjoys property boom

Some media outlets are reporting a mini property boom in Sydney's west despite financial crisis. According to the NSW Treasurer it is happening because of surge in first home buyers in areas like Campbelltown, Penrith and Liverpool.

"We're seeing people take advantage of the NSW Government stamp duty concessions and the first home-owners grant to move from rental accommodation into their first home," he told ABC Radio on Saturday.

Read more @ Sydney Morning Herald

Sign a simple online petition

I urge everyone to spare 2 minutes to sign this important petition. If we don't do anything now then it's only time before everything will be lost. Our future is at stake, Sign the petition and bring the change. There is no point in just thinking about it..it's time to do something.

http://www.gopetition.com.au/online/25902.html

*Reduce Business Tax from 30% to 20%
*Give Relief to small Business so they can maintain their cash flow
*Government grants should be increased for small business
*More jobs should be created to fight increasing unemployment