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A nanny state on IR policy is the Liberal choice 26 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
In politics, sometimes it's best not to go into detail. This is the lesson Eric Abetz learned after he explained part of...
The 'shut up' that spoke volumes 22 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
In 1980 during a US election debate, the challenger Ronald Reagan quipped to the president, Jimmy Carter, "There you go...
Behold the dance of the travelling salesmen 19 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
On Sunday Tony Abbott announced his government would provide $10 million to upgrade the Brookvale Oval in New South Wales....
Scare campaigns aside, GST on food is a no-brainer 12 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Let us thank Kevin Rudd for reminding voters that "great big new tax" scare campaigns are a bipartisan affair. The sole...
Increase the GST to 20%? Yes, but I wouldn't recommend it 11 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
It looks like the GST will feature prominently in yet another election. The government is running a scare campaign on...
Roads the way to go but a clear run faces speed bumps 8 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Transport arteries define how efficiently goods and people move in major cities. Rail was critical to the growth of great...
The blame lies with past policies 8 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
This week, after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates to their lowest level in half a century, Treasurer Chris Bowen...
Big government leaves a big bill 8 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
One of the fundamental issues that electors should grapple with during this election campaign is an answer to the...
Tax cut helps but levy doesn't 7 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Milton Friedman famously said that he was in favour of cutting taxes under "any circumstances and for any excuse, for any...
The real cost of emissions reduction 6 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
As Tony Abbott made clear yesterday in a letter to the secretary to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, the top...
