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The crisis and beyond
Henry Ergas is a Canberra based economist. What do we owe a Prime Minister? At the very least, to take what he says seriously. Mr Rudd, in his...
Sane voices amid climate hysteria
I have it on good advice that a well known independent thinker, British naturalist and television personality, David Bellamy, will be visiting...
Even FDR was keen to slash pay packets
In his essay in The Monthly on the global financial crisis, Kevin Rudd named me as a neo-liberal (which he didn't define, but which roughly...
What now?
A substantial majority of those with the most relevant skills (macro-economists of good standing) have advocated fiscal stimulus financed by public...
Disappearing income exposes the state's lack of planning
The latest economic and fiscal update, released last week by State Treasurer Andrew Fraser, shows the Queensland Budget going from good to bad to...
Frugal mindset could prove a saving grace
Peter Costello and Bob Brown are unlikely bedfellows in opposing Chinese state-owned company Chinalco buying into Rio Tinto. Mr Costello proudly...
Rudd
According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, something is ‘‘pathetic'' if it invokes ‘‘pity or sadness or contempt''....
The unquiet ghost who could yet spook Labor
He's back! Just when Canberra journalists thought he was forgotten, parliament recommences, the economic debate resumes, Julie Bishop resigns the...
Bring on the acid bath
Australian public debate is usually sober and routine. Policies are proposed, criticised and eventually watered down. One person calls another...
Crisis Gloom Equals Climate Boon
Last year Federal Minister for Climate Change and Water, Penny Wong, was telling Australians that the drought in the Murray-Darling was a...