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Carbon tax or trade? It's all academic
The clamour for measures to prevent global warming is becoming more insistent. It is fashionable that nature is reflected in John Howard's...
9-11 theories in overdrive
Despite long and expensive inquiries, thousands of eye witnesses, and conclusive video, sound and picture evidence, more than five years after the...
Regulating the end of neighbourliness
Last Sunday was Neighbour Day. The idea behind the day is simple and worthwhile. Neighbours are encouraged to say hello to one another. Neighbour...
That does not commute: transport policy flawed
The Bracks Government has adopted some strong pro-public transport and anti-car stances. One irksome illustration of this is the increased use of...
Rudd's broadband plan doomed to commercial failure
Stephen Bartholomeusz got it right yesterday when he likened the Rudd-Conroy proposal to fund a broadband network by raiding the Future Fund to...
Economy still main game
The announcement this week by Kevin Rudd that Labor would use part of the Future Fund to pay for a nationwide broadband network has provoked shock...
Inventing market failure
Governments need problems. Without them, there would be nothing to solve. Australia's broadband situation has presented governments across the...
Poll will trigger power shake-out
The courtship of Origin Energy by AGL will not be the final chapter of the turmoil in the energy market that began almost as soon as Victoria...
Hot air and hot cars may suit pollies, but do they serve us?
Victorians are proud of Melbourne as the sport and major events capital of the country. But few bother asking: is that title worth the money? This...
Regulation creates climate for political deals
The Commonwealth's productivity commission and the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission have produced admirable reports highlighting...