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The state and its leading politicians are in something of an economic policy rut along with the rest of country
This year has represented something of an economic "annus horribilis" for South Australia. In August BHP Billiton spectacularly shelved its $30...
Heavy hand of regulators promises pain on power
In the week before Christmas, three events reiterated the increasing degree to which Australia's once market-driven electricity industry dances to...
Labor Treasurer's promise now surplus to requirements
Can you imagine if John F. Kennedy had announced that the US would send a man to the moon, and then leave him there? Bringing him home would be too...
Government chips away at planning controls
House prices are off the boil. In Victoria they fell two per cent last year. Interest rates have been declining and compared to two years ago it...
Pull the plug on electricity shambles
This year thousands of pages in government reports have addressed electricity supply policies. Electricity is also at the eye of the carbon...
Losing interest in our rate obsession
As the 20th century opened there were 18 central banks around the world. One hundred years later there were 173. But none of them have as tight a...
Junk Kyoto and the carbon tax
From Doha it's clear the rest of the world cannot sustain the UN-led model for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and Australia should recognise it...
Failure to extend Kyoto agenda will mean pain at home
Over the next week the fallacy that our carbon tax is in line with international action to cut greenhouse gases will be exposed, and with serious...
Gillard is right about GST
At last Julia Gillard can be congratulated for something. She's ignored Rob Oakeshott's call to review the GST. On Tuesday the PM said there'll be...
Privatised power cheaper and better than alternatives
Energy issues are rivalling political scandals as a preoccupation of the news cycle in both America and Australia. In the US, reduced costs of...