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Policy paralysis holds Perth back
Surely Perth is already highly liveable? In many ways this is true natural beauty, amenable climate and easy beach access deliver a great...
Cronyism buys into wheat sales
Australian wheat marketing arrangements are a monument to why trade policy and politics don't mix. A Federal Court decision last week was a victory...
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...
While you weren't looking, freedom went up in smoke
ARE we freer today than we were half a century ago? That question is surprisingly hard to answer. The state control over the economy that...
Nuclear power the main point of party difference
When it comes to the environment as a federal election issue there are few differences between the major political parties. Energy, and in...
Basics lacking in education debate
Kevin Rudd's tax rebate for parents to buy computers is gesture politics at its most meaningless. The reason that 15 per cent of students finish...
Heed magic formula on wages explosion
Imagine it's November 25 and, if the polls are accurate, we can assume that Kevin Rudd is prime minister-elect. We can surmise what will be...
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...
Pressure on to spend up big
Thirty-four billion dollars of tax cuts ensured the coalition maintained the political initiative during the first week of the election campaign....
Government has levers to increase land supply, improve housing affordability
With Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd's pledge to "unlock" federal land for housing, the election campaign has already claimed one policy victim....