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Sinking benefits for landholders
Agriculture is the latest frontier on which skirmishes are taking place between protagonists on the need for an emissions trading scheme tax. The...
Writers have a right to get as rich as they can
The Rudd government was criticised by a near consensus of journalists and media commentators for its decision to leave in place parallel import...
Damned decision
The decision last week by Kevin Rudd, delivered by his environment minister Peter Garrett, to veto the proposed Traveston dam near Gympie...
Science of Climate Change is only a Small Part of the Discussion
Upon reading Clive Hamilton's comments in yesterday's Crikey (Hamilton: denying the coming climate Holocaust, Item 3), I opened up my copy of...
The meter's running as Canberra eyes states' powers
Reorganisation, wrote journalist Charlton Ogburn, is a wonderful way of creating the illusion of progress. So last week the Federal Government...
Reform lost in the rhetoric
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd likes to talk about the tough decisions he's making and the reforms he's pushing through. And the Prime Minister is...
Government has lowered expectations on labour market success
The cash rate is 3.5% right now. The market is expecting it to rise to 5% by next November. That is six 25 basis point increases over the next...
Carbon tax will light a slow fuse
A form of carbon tax such as the emissions trading scheme cannot reduce global emissions unless there is agreement for a similar level of tax...
Jobs, living standards run second to other goals
National governments protect their citizens' interests in many ways. They negotiate trade deals to get better overseas market access, raise loans...
Commonwealth rules tax roost over states
The avalanche of reviews ordered by the Federal Government has not been shy in recommending changes to how state governments operate. The Henry tax...