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Strangled by regulation
It is unfortunate that the first act of the new minister for deregulation was to enact the latest tranche of the federal anti-money laundering and...
They're all pushing the same trolley
This week the Productivity Commission reported on its inquiry into the 300,000 retail leases around Australia. The inquiry stemmed from the...
Privatisation gives power to consumers
The NSW government's 10-year march to electricity privatisation is finally under way. The state's retailers and generators are earmarked for sale....
Cuts small, spending smaller still
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...
Brumby solid in first quarter but some risky signs
Building on the Bracks policy base, he has tidied up some loose ends. He is consolidating Labor's position as the natural government in a...
Wild ride on the wages tiger
At his campaign launch, Kevin Rudd said that Australians "don't ask for a whole lot". Really? What explains $96 billion worth of election promises?...
Oldies' windfall at nation's expense
Election campaigns involve political parties competing to disburse money to the voters. That disbursement is selective. Ostensibly intended to...
Cartel's price fall was one out of the box
Challenging the election campaign for newspaper space this week has been a different form of competition. This concerned the rivalry between Visy...
The cartel that came unstuck - and why Dick agreed to go for a Prattfall
Just two of the many headlines over reports of the Visy/Amcor cartel price-fixing revelations were "ACCC catches up with cartels" and "Customers...
Not another review of the textile, clothing and footwear industry!
The most courageous, enduring and beneficial change that the Hawke ascendancy brought 25 years ago was in industry protection. Before then the...