Archived publication for 2007 in Occasional Paper
Recent publications
Reshaping the landscape: the quiet erosion of property rights in Western Australia
The gradual removal of property rights in Western Australia by excessive regulation will have extremely harmful effects on the economy. Reshaping the Landscape details how the Western Australian government is eroding property rights in the crucial...
The Politics and Economics of Climate Change
What Price Spending? The lost opportunity of the 2007 federal election
What if an election was held and all that was offered was tax cuts? During this election campaign both parties have promised to increase government spending. This paper evalutes how deep the tax cuts would have been had the parties chosen to cut...
Creating a liveable city: how Perth can capitalise on the resources boom
For Perth, the "dullsville" tag is mentioned almost as often as the "laid-back lifestyle." Perth would benefit from being more vibrant, more diverse and with greater options. People should, as far as possible, be allowed to choose how they live...
The Morality of Workplace Reform
The Macquarie Marshes: An Ecological History
Graziers like water, and the cheaper it is, the better. Environmentalists thrive on crises - without environmental problems there can be no environmental crusades. In the Macquarie Marshes a relationship has formed with some graziers diverting...