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Innovation the loser from book 'expropriation'
The Productivity Commission has recommended terminating restrictions on the parallel imports of books. Such restrictions require the permission of...
Death of author unlikely
The biggest barrier to the Australian book industry's success won't be the demise of parallel import restrictions; it'll be the cultural cringe...
Time to cut cost of running government
Tasmania's demographic time bomb is ticking, THE Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's analysis of Tasmania's demographic time bomb clearly...
Fighting Climate Change with Patents.
GENEVA -- World leaders are talking a lot about climate change, not least in their flashy statement on controlling global temperatures at the...
Is Palin manoeuvring to make a run for the White House?
The 'Hockey Mom' Governor of Alaska's decision to quit office has raised more questions than it answers, writes Tom Switzer SARAH Palin's decision...
Public sector spending binge costs us dearly
It is the private sector that brings economic growth and high living standards. Government is required to keep the peace and ensure the law is...
Farewell To A Conservative Warrior
A giant of journalism has left us, and the nation is a poorer place, says Tom Switzer Paul Keating called him ‘an old fart', but John Howard...
Pay freeze reward is more jobs
The Fair Pay Commission made the right decision, writes Julie Novak. THE Australian Fair Pay Commission's decision to freeze the minimum wage was...
G8: up in smoke
There was a large dose of whimsy in the G8 leaders getting together in Berlusconi's Italy last week. Not only did it place the host's colourful...
Beware sorry fate of fads
Beware of fads. Two of the biggest fads going around at the moment are "green jobs" and the national broadband network. We're warned that...