People & associates
Mike Nahan
Think Twice Before Adopting European Labour Relations
Amongst union leaders, Europe is the preferred benchmark for labour laws. Whether it be a protected role for unions, collective bargaining, minimum...
The IT shortage and the Universities
The nation is facing a growing shortage of IT specialists. While there are numerous causes and solutions, the key lies with the universities. Over...
Workers' compensation: is the slide beginning again?
Are we in for a repeat of the 1990s with Workcover? The debauchery of Victoria's workers' compensation scheme was one of the worst scandals of the...
Has the Inheritance Been Well Spent?
When the Bracks Government came to power eighteen months ago, it enjoyed a huge inheritance built on seven year of vigorous reform. The question...
Time to Stop Bashing Petrol Companies
It is time that pollies and the regulators stopped playing politics with petrol. Their frequent claims of price gouging by the petrol companies are...
It's A Sad Day for Australian Investors
It is rare that a government can add to its nation's economy at the stroke of a pen. It is much easier, as the Howard Government demonstrated with...
When Is a Tax Not a Tax?
Few things anger businesses more than governments tying them down with layers of regulation and then charging them rapaciously for the privilege....
Corporate Australia Has Failed to Defend Itself
Don't weep for corporate Australia; it has brought the current political heat upon itself through inaction and silence. After taking the high moral...
Keating's dopey tax plan
Letter to the Editor: Paul Keating accused the Institute of Public Affairs of being dopey on tax reform ('Dopey Right wakes up on tax', AFR,...
There is still time to get it right
The lure of Pauline need not spell the ruin of the Howard Government or of economic reform. There is still time and scope for the Coalition to...