Inflating and deflating the GST, political donations and the Iowa Caucus |

A little late for this week due to some significant technical issues (thank you copper network - a topic for another week!).

Wes and Ed take the reigns for Tim and look this week at the proposed GST changes which have state support but in the end, it seems no support from the government. Why put it up? Why not? Is there another solution to our revenue problem?

Next we look at political donations and ask why it takes so long to get our hands on this data in Australia and what it means to have a political system funded on obscured donations. Is it just par for the course in democracy or, as Ed suggests, is there an alternative?

Next we look to Iowa and speak to Professor Anthony Gaughan who was on the ground at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, as the caucuses occured to find out the ins-and-outs. 

And, of course, bits and pieces.