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John Roskam

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Talking down v acting up

Economics & Deregulation | | John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 28th November, 2008

There's an old saying: ‘‘If you keep your head while all those around you are losing theirs, you don't understand the situation.'' It's...

NZ gets its ACT together

Governance & Service Provision | | John Roskam
The Australian Financial Review 14th November, 2008

New Zealand's electoral system might be completely incomprehensible, but it does have some benefits. At the election last weekend, the ACT party,...

Rudd's questionable call

Economics & Deregulation | | John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 31st October, 2008

Maybe Kevin Rudd has a sense of humour after all. Or maybe events are getting to him. Or maybe he genuinely believes that he should be left alone...

Rudd fails leadership test

Ideas & Liberty | | John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 17th October, 2008

It's the end of another week of - alternately - financial fear, hope, and then despair. Everyone is asking: ‘‘How bad will it get?''...

Farewell to politics of plenty

Economics & Deregulation and Governance & Service Provision | | John Roskam
The Australian Financial Review 3rd October, 2008

These days there's not too much talk about a soft landing for the global economy. The descriptions of the landing we can now hope for from the...

Chance for lucky Turnbull

Economics & Deregulation | | John Roskam
The Australian Financial Review 19th September, 2008

Malcolm Turnbull has an opportunity to seize the initiative against a deteriorating economic outlook, writes John Roskam. If there's such a thing...

Blame ETS on business

Economics & Deregulation, Food & Environment, Energy and Climate Change | | John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 5th September, 2008

Two weeks ago the Business Council of Australia released a report on the impact of an emissions trading scheme (ETS). Fourteen companies in the...

Gillard's two universes

Education | | John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 22nd August, 2008

Car makers are not the worst bastion of old-style protectionism, John Roskam argues - universities are, and Labor panders to them. Francis Scott...

Rudd reveals core beliefs

Ideas & Liberty | | John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 8th August, 2008

The quality of self-awareness is usually visited on politicians only upon their retirement. It is with the publication of memoirs and diaries after...

Co-operative deferralism

Economics & Deregulation and Work Reform Unit | | John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 25th July, 2008

Co-operative federalism sounds good in theory. In theory, after the election of the Rudd government Australia was going to have lots of cooperative...

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