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Watchdog set to rebuild construction
The construction industry has been on high alert since October 1, having to be careful of the Federal Government's new construction industry...
Bastion of wage slavery
IN the light of yesterday's Government announcement on the detail of its industrial relations reforms, the political and public relations battle...
Political conservatives must act now
The two great political traditions of liberalism and conservatism have underpinned the expansion of human freedom. With its emphasis on individual...
Business loses more rights in Victoria
Businesses in Victoria are set to lose their rights to defend themselves against egregious defamation. The Bracks Government has submitted a bill...
Make business, not war
Economic Freedom of the World: 2005 Annual Report Recent events across the Tasman Sea have done nothing to dispel Australia's sense of...
Planet in the Balance
I have just got back from Forster, on the New South Wales mid north coast. Everyone there was raving about a visit from a southern right whale that...
NSW Parks and Wildlife Service: from brickbats to bouquets
There was a collective sigh of relief when NSW Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) recently gave the go ahead for baiting with 1080 in some National...
Legislation bites as interlopers play the prosecutor
If you are driving a car, have an accident and kill someone, you can be charged by the police and prosecuted for offences under the road laws, or...
Forget about boosting Research and Development
As night follows day, no sooner has the Bureau of Statistics announced the latest business research and development performance measure 0.89 per...
Open door mindset needed for housing
Governments at all levels take enormous interest in housing -- and rightly so. For most of us, our home is our most important investment....