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Quiggin wrong over foodless GST
Footnote: John Quiggin's contributions to these pages show a remarkable tendency to coincide with the policy line of the Australian Democrats. His...
The Economic Stimulus of Reform
Why is the Australian economy doing so well? Everyone---including myself---thought that we would be knocked for six by the Asian crisis. Yet, we...
Privatising Public Transport
Next year the Kennett Government will begin its most innovative reform---the privatisation of the public transport system. Over the last six years,...
Prospering from Freedom's Riches
Why do some countries prosper and grow rich while others do not? According to the great moral philosopher Adam Smith, the key to prosperity is...
Give the AIRC an Unemployment Target
During the Election 98 campaign Mr Beazley had two ideas that need to be pursued with vigour. Firstly, unemployment is the nation's most pressing...
Jobless Cancer Set to Spread Under Beazley
Mr Beazley is right, unemployment should be the top political issue in the current election campaign. He is also right to set a target unemployment...
Hong Kong's Intervention is Australia's Opportunity
Australia's chance of becoming the major financial center in Asia got a real boost over the last month from the Hong Kong Government. During the...
Overdue, Fair and Goes to the Mark
Mr Howard's deserves an 8 out of 10 for his tax package. The package does what Mr Howard promised last May when he set-off along the path of tax...
For Privatisation
Is government competent to do anything the political system decides it should do? Is government always the best available social mechanism to do...
The Politics of Taxation Reform
I remember asking Lionel Bowen in the lead up to the 1980 election what the key issues would be during the campaign. 'Tax my boy, same as the last...