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John Roskam

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The public deserves better

| John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 9th February, 2007

Every once in a while, usually before federal elections, the country experiences a bout of particularly poor policymaking. Although not yet six...

It's time for parents to pay fees to government schools

Education | | John Roskam
The Age 31st January, 2007

Today is the beginning of the 2007 school year, and as in previous years, the media is filled with stories about how supposedly "free" government...

Protectionism's many faces

| John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 11th January, 2007

Kevin Rudd will face many forks in the road on his way to making Labor electable in time for this year's federal election. During his travails he...

The time for moderation

| John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 14th December, 2006

With just a week to go until Christmas there's one question being asked in offices around the country. It's a question on which careers hinge....

Rudd has got to live up to his words

| John Roskam
The Age 6th December, 2006

Labor MPs got more than they bargained for when they chose Kevin Rudd as their leader. He poses a far greater potential risk for the ALP than Mark...

Bring on the competition

Deregulation Unit | | John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 30th November, 2006

'If you see a snake, just kill it - don't appoint a committee on snakes." These words from Ross Perot weren't about the AWB - but they may as well...

Give voters what they really want

Governance & Service Provision | | John Roskam
The Age 22nd November, 2006

On Saturday, most Victorians will probably struggle to remember a single election policy from either Labor or the Liberals. Voters will be aware...

Federalism is a safer way

Governance & Service Provision | | John Roskam
Australian Financial Review 17th November, 2006

Does the end justify the means? is one of the oldest of philosophical conundrums. The objective of Work Choices, to liberalise the labour market,...

Kennett saved an ailing state

| John Roskam
The Age 8th November, 2006

No one would call Steve Bracks audacious. But that's the only way to describe his behaviour during last Friday's state election debate. The...

Unaccountable PPPs offer uneasy money

| John Roskam
The Age 3rd November, 2006

It's not surprising that last month the Bracks Government wanted to bury the report into public-private partnerships by an all-party committee of...

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