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Leadership lacking on tax
At the rate Kevin Rudd is going, there's every chance tax reform will go the same way as "the greatest moral challenge of our generation". After...
Legislated robbery must be restrained
New South Wales landowner Peter Spencer recently ended a hunger strike protesting about a state government zoning that prevented farming on his...
Lack of Global Agreement Offers a Chance to Cut Our Losses
Most politicians across the world recognise that measures to reduce CO2 emissions impose costs on their economies, whether they employ a carbon...
Free Trade Brings Heaps of Benefits
It's five years since our free trade agreement with the US entered into force and the results are in: Australia has won. In the lead-up to January...
The Climate is Changing
When I say the climate is changing, I do not mean, as many people do, that man-made global warming is destroying Planet Earth. I mean that the...
Lost property: home in deed but not in fact
Debates over public policy rarely pivot on philosophical questions. But here's one: what does it actually mean to "own" your property? NSW farmer...
Government to blame for costly housing
Many businesses are facing softer prices as a result of competitive pressures. However, house prices are soaring. Over the past year, Australian...
People's Bank idea is folly
It is one week into 2010 and most people will already have broken their New Year's resolutions. Promises of less chocolate, less alcohol and more...
Rivalries keep the market buzzing
First Data, Finland's highly regarded retail energy markets authority, rates Victoria as the world's most competitive energy market. Victoria was...
Don't expect too much down Mexico way
It has been said that Copenhagen was all about attitudes and aspirations and the meeting this year in Mexico City will be about results. But...