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Victoria Redux
[an edited version also published as 'Recycling fiscal mistakes' in The Canberra Times of 14 October] Victorian 'progressives' are some of the most...
I Want my Viagra
With all the focus on gains from tax reform, it is easy to overlook the millions of dollars per annum of gains that the Government could deliver by...
The facts on the income distribution
Are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? According to popular opinion and recent debate not only is this trend a reality but...
Budget Gets the Tick
Mr Court faced two challenges in this year's budget which go to the core of his credibility as a economic manager. First he had to produce a...
The Loyalty Trap
In most societies, loyalty has always been morally esteemed and deemed worthy of reward. Disloyalty has resulted in social banishment. But far from...
Tobacco: Taxation Through Litigation
The Attorneys-Generals' proposal to use public money to sue tobacco companies for the health costs of those silly enough to indulge the habit of...
Myths for a Mendicant State
There are only two bases for sustainable prosperity. One is the path of independence: to provide goods and services that people wish to buy at...
Moving Back to Full Employment
In August 1999, 653,000 Australians were officially unemployed, with an unemployment rate of seven per cent after eight years of sustained economic...