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Farmers hit to 'save' the reef - and Anna
Queensland Premier, Anna Bligh, has indicated that she will run a campaign against farmers in coastal catchments adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef...
Three-storey limit tells a tale of union domination
The Property Council agrees. So do major property developers such as Lend Lease and Australand. Town planning experts at RMIT express similar...
Stimulating shock
The current economic crisis began to manifest itself in mid-2007. The root causes of the crisis can be laid at the feet of government. A series of...
Costly one day, perfectly prohibitive the next
Queensland has achieved world leadership in housing. But before Queenslanders preen themselves for living in a state that now has worldwide...
Paying the price for our regulatory zeal
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has prosecuted companies it says have formed cartels and colluded to fix prices. These have...
Bill sidelines employees
It's highly probable that the Rudd government's new Fair Work Bill could result in the slow withering or even death of the enterprise agreement...
Leave the poor old chaps alone
The State Government's proposed application of anti-discrimination legislation to men-only clubs is an odd priority for a government during a...
Taking the club to Hulls
Attorney-General Rob Hulls said this week: "It seems to me that a contemporary, enlightened and diverse world demands that clubs... should really...
No need for the Libs to move left
Since the federal Coalition's defeat in 2007, several commentators have called on the Liberal Party to embrace a progressive agenda. The argument...
In a state of dysfunction
Despite what most people think these days, state and territory governments still matter. By managing more than $167 billion of spending, including...