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Markets being stifled by the man with a plan
It was not so long ago that governments considered themselves better qualified to make commercial decisions than businesses. When companies did not...
Alan's excellent adventure
Paul Keating is entitled to feel a little miffed. In Alan Greenspan's 531 page tome, The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World, published on...
Apple isle panacea a fantasy
According to tennis legend John Newcombe, "there can be no doubt that tourism is the future for Tasmania". He says that's why he joined the protest...
Australia top 10 in the world for economic freedom
The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) participates in an annual assessment of economies compiled by Canada's Fraser Institute. Called the Economic...
ALP bid to control the economy can't work
Industry policy has an entirely disreputable history. But undaunted, in April, the Labor Party released its new directions for innovation,...
Excuse for not cutting tax
If you walked down the street and asked people why government collected taxes you'd probably get one of two answers. Some would say their taxes...
Debt disease sparks stock stampede
In an episode of Dallas, where Ewing Oil was overexposed in its debt-to-equity ratio, JR told the family not to worry. "Now, daddy, everyone knows...
Consumers the big winners from open competition policy
Australia is a small community geographically isolated from the rest the world. But the companies operating in our markets have the same potential...
Keep politicians away from the production line
While most commentators have welcomed the Reserve Bank's inflation-dampening interest rate rise, interest payments are part of the direct expenses...
Cut-price drugs weaken industry
Oxfam Australia and other anti-business advocacy groups have long been antagonistic to the idea of patent protection for new medicines. The...