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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....
Leadership lacking on tax
At the rate Kevin Rudd is going, there's every chance tax reform will go the same way as "the greatest moral challenge of our generation". After...
Government to blame for costly housing
Many businesses are facing softer prices as a result of competitive pressures. However, house prices are soaring. Over the past year, Australian...
People's Bank idea is folly
It is one week into 2010 and most people will already have broken their New Year's resolutions. Promises of less chocolate, less alcohol and more...
Rivalries keep the market buzzing
First Data, Finland's highly regarded retail energy markets authority, rates Victoria as the world's most competitive energy market. Victoria was...
The maintenance of a corporate welfare state comes at a hefty long-term price
The latest edition of the Institute of Public Affairs state business tax study, showing South Australia as the highest taxing state for this year,...
It's the Poor Who'll Pay for Copenhagen's Circus
More people attend UN conferences than make a meaningful contribution, but even by UN standards delegates are describing the Copenhagen climate...
Copenhagen Summit And World Trade
Any agreement from the Copenhagen climate change conference is likely to amplify the ‘green' threat to wealth-creating free trade that is...