People & associates
Alan Moran
Pursue productivity in order to slash the costs
Because businesses increasingly compete with international rivals, relatively small cost increases can force radical decisions. To survive against...
Carbon policy sacrifices nation's wealth
When Adam Smith famously pointed out that "there is a great deal of ruin in a nation", he had in mind the foolishness of its political leaders. The...
Baillieu needs to move on reform
Nobody is accusing the Baillieu Government of intemperate haste in rectifying the Bracks-Brumby era's unrestrained spending programs and regulatory...
Protecting industries and living standards
Free trade provides the cheapest goods and services for the consumer and increases real living standards. But pressures for increased industry...
Free trade: offering the best value to consumers and producers
Developments in Australian Trade Policy The Productivity Commission (PC) annually undertakes comprehensive estimates of industry protection, which...
Energy costs defy logic
In response to my Opinion article on September 8 on the costs of the carbon tax, the British High Commissioner (Letters, September 14) rejects the...
The case against the carbon tax
In a leaked briefing, UK Prime Minister David Cameron's energy adviser warned him that British carbon abatement policies would raise electricity...
Government drags retail industry
Last month's Productivity Commission report on the retail industry came when the industry is under increasing pressure. Sales, especially household...
Ownership and exclusion: a lesson from the UK riots
Many commentators correctly attribute the UK rioting to decades of misgoverning and miseducating youth. Contributing to this has been the breakdown...
Peak productivity, living standards set for carbon tax sacrifice
Campaigning by politicians through the power generation regions of the Latrobe Valley and the Hunter have focussed on the effects of a carbon tax...