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Mere words won't save free trade
Despite Labor's posturing; the evidence is mounting that the party's free-trade credibility is weakening. Last month, the NSW government introduced...
Green baptists lead to bootleg
The renewable energy bill now before the Senate proposes that 20 per cent of electricity be derived from renewable sources. This would offer no...
Palin is not the new Pauline
Here we go again. Sarah Palin's recent decision to resign as governor of Alaska has provided more ammunition for late-night comedians and left-wing...
Rudd, Depressions and the lessons of history
These days much of our historical understanding is informed by American popular culture. So it is quite understandable that many Australians would...
The long and winding road
With Road to Recovery, Kevin Rudd has once again offered his views on where we came from, where we are and where we are going. Once again he is...
Big switch will overload electricity industry
Regulations to reduce carbon emissions in Australia would massively increase business costs and seriously disrupt electricity supplies. They would...
Four pillars fickleness
Australia's four major banks want to have it both ways. The banks happily accept government regulations like the deposit guarantee, which gives...
The ACCC is failing to rein in the cartels
Australian business leaders woke up yesterday morning to an extraordinary outburst from a public servant. The Australian Financial Review published...
Voucher system would be a real education revolution
There has been so much talk about an education revolution from the federal government, one could be forgiven for thinking that we are back to the...
Let's bin the overcooked moralising
When MasterChef announces its winner tonight, it will have done more than inspire a few home chefs to cook half a pig's head, as third-place winner...