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Owners have the final say
For once, it's possible to have some sympathy for the Gillard government. Politically, it's in a no-win situation with Qantas. If it sides with...
Free trade reform must look beyond tariffs
The Gillard Government's recent rhetoric on free trade deserves praise. Now they have to deliver. At a CHOGM business forum last week the Prime...
The battle between political and economic freedom
It's the ultimate political chicken and egg question: which comes first, economic freedom and the market economy, or political freedom and human...
Pre-commitment policy will punish all gamblers
One of the criticisms of proposals to restrict the use of poker machines is that it will hurt non-problem gamblers in the cause of helping problem...
How Tony Abbott should fight the culture wars
The best way for Prime Minister Tony Abbott to win the cultural wars might actually be to withdraw the government from them. One of the greatest...