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A Blow to Deregulation
Deregulation and opening up competition in infrastructure like electricity and telecommunications have been central to Australia's strong economic...
Bold changes needed to lift productivity
Following the 9 October election, the Coalition must consolidate and build upon the reforms blocked in the Senate. Further reform is vital to...
Long on Flaws, Short on Fixes
According to the ACCC's consultants, price and access regulation of gas and electricity networks has increased national wealth by somewhere between...
Renew Drive for Growth
Nine years ago Australian Governments decided to collectively and systemically promote competition and markets under the banner of National...
Let the Market Fix a Price
The saga of the price determination for the Moomba to Sydney Pipeline is compelling evidence of the reasons for avoiding government price...
A Pipeline to Nirvana
Terry Dwyer (Letters, 1 July) claims that gas pipelines cannot compete with each other and that 'eminent economists' favour building infrastructure...