People & associates
Julie Novak
Lower taxes encourage investment, expansion and employment
Tax competition between the states seems to be a dirty word among some economists. It is argued that a bidding war between states to lower tax...
These are taxing times for NSW business
It is almost certain that the NSW Government will mark 2008 as a year best forgotten. The state witnessed political instability at the top, with...
Big business should be allowed to fail
Across the developed world we are witnessing an outbreak of bailout mania by governments. In the U.S. and Europe, governments have injected...
Merger could hit red-tape turbulence
In a fast-moving global economy, government regulatory frameworks are rightly put under the microscope. The revelation in The Australian Financial...
One failure doesn't mean corporate child care can't be as simple as ABC
Two years ago ABC Learning Centres seemed an unstoppable force as it grew to become the largest private child-care provider in the world. It had a...
Gains in restoring powers to states
This weekend sees yet another round of executive federalism at work, with Kevin Rudd to meet premiers and chief ministers on funding issues. Since...
Free choice the key to get more women on board
Federal Government studies released recently have claimed that the glass ceiling is bearing down on Australian working women, crushing their career...
From beggars to choosers
Tasmanians are the poorest Australians. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Tasmanians have a per capita gross state product of just...
Billions lost as SA finances melt away
IN the modern economy, everything is interconnected. Poor financial regulation in the U.S. leads to a meltdown in their housing market; banks...
Henry policies must be in public gaze
At the Senate estimates hearing on October 22, Treasury secretary Ken Henry expressed his preference that the government's bank deposit guarantee...