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Less is more when it comes to election vows
With a State election pending, political parties will offer new spending promises and regulatory benefits to selected voter categories. But any...
The Three Cheers used to come from the Left
Last August, Kevin Rudd called for an end to hostilities in the History Wars. Yet, as with many other Rudd proclamations, this one is unlikely to...
Tax grab was not reform
According to Yes Minister, there are two sorts of decisions that governments make. "Controversial" decisions cost votes. And then there are those...
Resource tax blundering has the government digging itself into a deeper hole
Since the Henry review was released, Australians have seen a new tax go from recommendation, to revenue inclusion in budget forecasts, to being...
The Great Disappointment
For progressives, if 2007-08 was the financial year of hope and change, then 2009-10 must have been the financial year of disappointment. The...
Revenue grab creates little revenue
The Resources Super Profits Tax (RSPT) comprised two aspects. One was its naked theft of decades of shareholder investment. The other was a tax...
A good time to cut the strings
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the GST, however there does not seem to be any congratulatory messages from the states. It may be a...
Taxing questions: 10 years of GST
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The idea had been around Australia for 25 years before...