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Privatisation is not enough
State governments cannot seem to rein in spending so it matches their revenues. The upshot is skyrocketing debt levels. The NSW and Queensland...
It's alive, after a fashion
Tony Abbott is a strange person to run an anti-tax, anti-spending election campaign. Sure, Abbott got the leadership on the back of a simple phrase...
States look beyond the power of one supplier
Fifteen years after Victoria privatised its electricity industry, New South Wales is dipping its toe into those same waters. But its focus is on...
Mad ads won't help PM
Some people in the Labor Party are delusional. They think Kevin Rudd's problem is that he's not "selling" his policies. Apparently, if he improved...
States' actions shape nation's economic outcome
Into the foreseeable future, Australian economic outcomes will be heavily shaped by circumstances faced by NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Western...
Two-speed economic theory a walk on the dark side
The Rudd Government's argument for a super profits tax on mining is based on a flawed proposition striking at the heart of economic aspiration. The...
Capping trade
Last week's Freedom Flotilla incident has highlighted an old truth. Trade - or, in this case, the forced closure of trade - is an ineffective...
Carbon tax dated
Canberra's decision to shelve its greenhouse tax, the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), was a dramatic political backdown. Ironically,...
Seeking a political crisis
"Stop the boats, we must" stated Tony Abbott last week, announcing the Coalition's intention to bring back temporary protection visas for asylum...