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Private perils overstated
Sometimes parliamentary inquiries are not a complete waste of time. There's an inquiry going on at the moment that might even prove to be useful....
Leaders locked in the past
You Australians are smart people. We can't understand why you still think you need to make things." So said a senior bureaucrat in the Commerce,...
PPPs a helpful way to determine value for money
The State Government's announcement on water on Tuesday triggered several predictable responses. Clearly the most justified of these was the...
Ingrained prejudice
Many Liberal MPs bemoan the failure of Malcolm Fraser's government to reform the Australian economy in the late 1970s. A key example is Fraser's...
Go easy on regulation in carbon fight
Australian spending and regulatory measures for greenhouse mitigation fall under two categories: subsidies by governments for carbon dioxide...
Rare pre-poll conservatism
Defying the normal election year traditions, Mr Costello has delivered a budget anchored on non-inflationary fiscal conservatism. The Budget...
We need more people to help WA prosper
What is the major factor limiting Western Australia's continued prosperity? It's not water, global warming, Canberra or even the OBE, but people....
Union wrong on China trade
Australians are lucky the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union doesn't write horoscopes - if it did, every day would be "stay in bed" day. If you...
Hot air and hot cars may suit pollies, but do they serve us?
Victorians are proud of Melbourne as the sport and major events capital of the country. But few bother asking: is that title worth the money? This...
Drowning in regulation
Businesses constantly experience frustrations with government regulations. But few areas of government are trying to do something about it. One...