Monthly Archives: June 2008

Tariff cuts do more, The Australian

KEVIN Rudd likes to project himself as the heir of the Hawke-Keating reform agenda. But Bob Hawke and Paul Keating reformed even when it hurt politically. The Government’s own data shows that automotive industry assistance and tariffs are costing the … Continue reading

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EU’s cheese naming proposal are on the nose, Australian Financial Review

It’s almost enough to make you choke on your Aussiemade camembert. The European Union is trying to use complex intellectual property rights rules to lock out Australia’s dairy industry from export markets through the Doha round of World Trade Organisation … Continue reading

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