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Replace this partisan Treasury with an independent budget office

Economics & Deregulation and Governance & Service Provision | Sinclair Davidson
The Australian 27th August, 2010

The independents have asked for Treasury briefings and advice on ALP and Coalition policy as part of their decision-making process. At face value...

Power struggle leaves mining tax in flux

Economics & Deregulation and Governance & Service Provision | Julie Novak
The Courier Mail 23rd August, 2010

With a hung parliament delivering rounds of political horse-trading between the two major parties and independents over the next days and weeks,...

The New Green Protectionism

| Tim Wilson
Bangkok Post 9th August, 2010

Export-dependent jobs in Asia are under threat by vested interests including unions and industry in developed countries advocating for trade...

Clunky approach to carbon reduction policies

Economics & Deregulation, Energy and Climate Change | Alan Moran
Herald Sun 7th August, 2010

Labor's wasteful and tokenistic "cash for clunkers" subsidy to scrap old cars is one of the few carbon emission reduction policy announcements this...

Free trade infected by 'green protectionism'

Economics & Deregulation, Governance & Service Provision, Energy and Climate Change | Tim Wilson
The Washington Times 7th August, 2010

Unions and industry that want to roll back the progress of free trade increasingly are using environmental causes as a disguise. For years...

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