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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...
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...
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...
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...
Recovery lies in savings and public sector wage cuts
WHILE it is obvious that financial markets and the markets for goods and non-financial services are linked, stock exchange bubbles and crashes have...
Pulping reality
Developing a pulp mill in Tasmania has been a 25 year saga that remains unfinished. Back in 1983, the Wesley Vale proposal launched the career of...
Throwing good money after bad
Prominent New York fund manager Bernard Madoff embezzled $US50 billion from his investors. In doing so he increased public awareness of the meaning...
Green plan won't help spluttering car makers
News that exports of Holden utes to America have been cancelled is the latest nail in the coffin of the Australian automotive industry. It is an...
Wage rises will cost jobs
You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. These words of wisdom came from Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama's chief of staff, last November. Rahm...
Go on, mate, get out there and make a difference
When politicians suddenly quit halfway through their term, they've usually done something naughty, or stupid, or are so awful at their job that...