Archived publication for 2009 in Submission
Recent publications
Submission to the Queensland Government on its Proposed Gas Reservation Policy
Queensland's reserves of Coal Seam Gas (CSG) are a major asset. Development of the gas may have been assisted by regulations that require 13/15 per cent of electricity in the state to be generated by gas. Some deposits may also benefit from a...
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Stimulus Packages
Australia has experienced a generation of economic reform. The Australian economy is much more resilient to economic downturns now than it has been in the past. Of course our economy is somewhat vulnerable to international events and we do not...
Submission to Senate Inquiry into Trade Practices Amendment (Blacktown Amendment) Bill 2009
There are a number of problems associated with legislating against geographic price discrimination. In this paper Sinclair Davidson concentrates on two problems. The first is the practical problem of cost differentials across geographic space....
The Costs to Australia of Renewable Energy
There can be few other cases in the history of modern economies where governments have taken action deliberately to increase the costs of production in their economies on the scale being contemplated with the Renewable Energy proposal. I n the...
Submission to Senate Economics Committee Inquiry into the exposure drafts of the legislation to implement the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
Remarks to the Senate Inquiry into the Nation Building and Jobs Plan
The Senate should reject the fiscal stimulus package in its current format. The package contains a lot of spending and little actual stimulus. The proposed spending is poor quality expenditure of Federal funding. Discretionary fiscal policy has a...
Submission to the Senate inquiry into the Fair Work Bill 2008
1) Executive Summary In summary, the bill: a) seeks to rewrite Australian unions into the processes of workplace relations law. b) attempts to create a model of workplace relations which...
Submission to the Preventative Health Taskforce Discussion Paper
The National Preventative Health Taskforce's Discussion Paper: 1) downplays the positive role individual choices can play in the health sphere, 2) pays little attention to the rights of individuals to consume legal products of their...