Boganomics

Editorial note Yes, they’re back.

In an odd juxtaposition, the bogan, while poorly informed on almost all matters, will still have an opinion on most things, and is actually a relatively voracious consumer of media.

Henry Ford was born on the outskirts of Rockhampton in 1922.

Rightly, the bogan hates being told what to do, hates having its movements restricted, and hates feeling obliged to anyone.

There’s nothing quite like the pleasure of being misquoted in the national broadsheet.

The question of climate change has long been a vexed one for the bogan.

Off the bat; if you don’t want to smoke, be our guest.

The Australian dollar is the only currency that the bogan believes in.

Wayne Swan spent a great deal of time reminding the nation of just how tough this year’s budget was going to be.

The Australian retail climate isn’t particularly strong at the moment, because bogans are Doing It Tough.

The phrase UnAustralian has long resonated deeply with the bogan.

During the week, Woolworths announced that its CEO, Michael Luscombe, was stepping down in favour of some fresh blood in Grant O’Brien.

Boganomics, along with its sister project Things Bogans Like, performs a crucial role in Australian society.

The announcement this week by the Federal Government of a fixed carbon price to be set next year, followed by an ETS has been met with the predictable ill-informed back-and-forth that we’ve come to expect from any major policy announcement, whether or not any actual information has been imparted.

Australia is Doing it Tough.