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Taxes---How to Cut the Cake Differently
'To tax and to please ... is not given to men' [Edmund Burke 1774] We all hate taxes. This is a healthy state of affairs. It is the only restraint...
Markets in the Firm
Introduction Why is it that major world economies appear to be enjoying a sustained period of solid growth without the emergence of...
Deals May Save Dollars
A conference in Melbourne this week addressed the issue of 'public private partnerships' in infrastructure: roads, schools, hospitals, rail...
The Australian Economic Miracle
This week, the OECD---the think-tank for rich nations---gave Australia a glowing report. In particular, it forecast that the Australian economy...
Keeping Prices Healthy
Roche, Upjohn, Glaxo Wellcome, Pfizer, Wyeth and Australia's very own CSL, are just some of the pharmaceutical companies operating in Australia....
Review of <i>Exasperating Calculators</i>
William Coleman and Alf Hagger Macleay Press, 2001; 336 pages; $24.20 To call someone an Economic Rationalist is to insult them. To invite an...
Rejoice, For the Choice is Yours
In recent days, Tony Abbot has drawn down the predictable, intemperate responses for his startling revelation that even poor people exercise...
Raw Deal for Contractors
When doing their tax returns over the next few weeks, up to 1.4 million Australians are likely to discover that they may be denied tax deductions...
It's A Sad Day for Australian Investors
It is rare that a government can add to its nation's economy at the stroke of a pen. It is much easier, as the Howard Government demonstrated with...
When Is a Tax Not a Tax?
Few things anger businesses more than governments tying them down with layers of regulation and then charging them rapaciously for the privilege....