People & associates
Alan Moran
Power in ACCC's Hands
Allan Fels, in his last month at the ACCC, left a poisoned chalice to successor Graeme Samuel. Fels opposed a consortium's acquisition of the giant...
Go With the Flow on River Management
Late last year the World Wildlife Fund and a group of CSIRO officials formed the Wentworth Group. They issued a paper, Blueprint for a living...
Watchdog's Ownership Guidelines an Impediment for Power Sector
In rejecting the AGL case for acquiring a 35 per cent share of the giant Loy Yang generator, the ACCC is seeking to structure the electricity...
Acting Smart on Trade
The post 1945 dismantling of most trade barriers has been a key to the unrivalled prosperity the world now enjoys. Although agriculture has been...
Going Green Will Not Be Doyle's Salvation
Last week, Liberal State Opposition leader, Robert Doyle delivered an address to 're-establish our relevance and credibility and restore people's...
Private Property Rights: the Key to Efficient Rural Water Use
Water in Australia Water has always been a defining issue in Australia's prosperity. And in recent decades irrigation has grown rapidly. Even so,...
No Answer in the Wind
Sponsors of wind power are keen to promote it as not only clean and green but the modern way to meet our electricity requirements. Governments,...
States Bark Up the Wrong Tree on Kyoto
The greenhouse gas emissions market is where agenda-driven environmentalists hook-up with vested interests in creating opportunities for trading...
Under Attack: the Market Forces that Have Served Electricity Well
Across the world, very significantly lower electricity prices have resulted from replacing the monopoly supply of electricity with independent...
Melbourne's Private Transport Move Just the Ticket
Public transport is seldom analysed with the same detachment seen with other service industries. Its shortcomings have a high public profile and...