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The cartel that came unstuck - and why Dick agreed to go for a Prattfall
Just two of the many headlines over reports of the Visy/Amcor cartel price-fixing revelations were "ACCC catches up with cartels" and "Customers...
Broadband: another telco monopoly would be a disaster
If the Expert Taskforce into broadband infrastructure was supposed to delay scrutiny of the government's broadband policy until after the election,...
Sydney sticks its nose in Tasmania's problem
It is increasingly common for the rich and famous in Sydney to tell the rest of us what we should and should not do. Most recently, well known...
How can voters decide on Rudd's unknown vision?
If ever there was an opportunity for the ALP to differentiate itself from the Coalition, it came last week. The announcement that the intake of...
Infrastructure greed is good
Five judges have ruled on two disputes about access to the Pilbara iron ore railways. These judgements have resulted in four conflicting decisions....
Gas saga typifies our regulatory mess
Kevin Rudd has said that if elected he will institute a vigorous deregulation program. This is to include the appointment of a deregulation...
Ripe for the razor gang
Sometimes politicians ask good questions. And sometimes the best questions are so obvious that nobody has thought to ask them. Last week Lindsay...
Telco industry's 'red tape' burden unfair
The telecommunications industry has never been as politicised as it is in 2007. As a result of the ongoing fight between the Federal Government and...
Film classification laws out of sync with the 21st century
Globalised production and niche markets make more flexibility essential. Recently a small St Kilda video store, Out Video, drew the attention of...
No need for local films on public purse
Some phrases deserve scare quotes more than others. And it's hard to find a better candidate for the sarcastic use of punctuation marks than the...