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The cost of fighting the cost of living
Despite both major parties claiming they'll fight to stop increases in the cost of living, neither are likely to deliver with the parliament...
Green protectionist folly
Under environmental disguises, industry and labor unions are running parallel campaigns with environmentalists seeking to roll back free trade. For...
The New Green Protectionism
Export-dependent jobs in Asia are under threat by vested interests including unions and industry in developed countries advocating for trade...
Privatisation is not enough
State governments cannot seem to rein in spending so it matches their revenues. The upshot is skyrocketing debt levels. The NSW and Queensland...
States look beyond the power of one supplier
Fifteen years after Victoria privatised its electricity industry, New South Wales is dipping its toe into those same waters. But its focus is on...
Ruddism doesn't add up
MALCOLM Fraser, now the darling of the left, has declared the Rudd Government to be worse than the 1972-75 Whitlam Government. Previously, even...
Opposition should bank on flexibility
With the devastation of the 2007 election defeat having receded and the appetite for a real contest later this year intensifying, it seems the...
Choosing their villains
State premiers and big business have a lot in common these days. Neither is much liked at the moment. State governments, especially Labor ones...
Dismissal ruling isn't fair
"Pity the bosses" was the first reaction to the decision of Fair Work Australia a few weeks ago in the case of Paul L. Quinlivan v Norske Skog...
Take the politics out of commerce, not vice versa
Last week the Australian Electoral Commission published its latest donation figures for political parties. Donations are down from last year....