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Recovery comes at a cost
With an air of triumphalism, Kevin Rudd and Wayne Swan recently declared that signs of a national economic recovery are due to their policy of more...
Rudd's stimulus furphy won't create jobs
The government has committed to spending many billions of dollars in stimulating the economy. An important issue is how we evaluate the...
We need to wait for low-cost energy options
The Government's climate change policy adviser, Professor Ross Garnaut, said last year that the coming Copenhagen Conference would bring an...
Big government no answer
A BBC poll released on Sunday indicates Kevin Rudd's approval rating for the way he's handled the financial crisis is the second highest in the...
Rudd's stimulus package is far from perfect
Kevin Rudd said yesterday that without the government's stimulus package that the unemployment rate would have gone through the roof. This is good...
Build a port before bragging your ship's come in
This week saw encouraging figures on the Australian economy. Australia's June-quarter gross domestic product figures suggest national production in...