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Hidden dangers in altered Trade Practices Act
Rudd to rein in business bullies" and "War on market thugs" were two headlines that accompanied the decision announced on Monday to amend the Trade...
It's not just yes or no to a republic
Kevin Rudd said he wanted big new ideas from his 2020 Summit. One of those big new ideas was the republic. Well, at least the Prime Minister got...
Not what he says, but what he does
Kevin Rudd should stop his Government's doublespeak on free trade. In his recent address to the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC, he tried...
A liquidity crisis we had to have
In his April 15 Melville lecture, Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens noted that, beyond modifying the bank rate, central banks had traditionally...
How to plan for a fiasco
For more than 50 years the average Australian was able to buy their first home on the average wage. Traditionally, the median house price was about...
The market at work
While the US subprime crisis has gone international some perspective is in order. In recent weeks some very large numbers have been estimated as...
The patriot Games
Is there anyone, anywhere, who believes Olympic bureaucrats when they declare that the Games are about athletics, not politics? Even the athletes...
Competition a loser in price regulation lottery
As consumers we all grumble about price rises. For most goods and services, competition means rivals will undercut suppliers that try to raise...
A man to Labor's credit
At Kevin Rudd's 2020 Summit over the coming weekend, the handpicked participants can be guaranteed to praise the government for its foresight, its...
AG to DSE: Dam or be damned
The Auditor-General's report Planning for Water Infrastructure in Victoria is prefaced by an unusually testy exchange between the Auditor-General...