Recent Posts
- Labor's bid for local control, The Australian
- Advocates of a nanny state assume we are all children, Courier Mail
- Regulating supermarkets does not checkout, Canberra Times
- Carbon market flaws evident, The Australian
- Selling out press for a bit of pork, The Australian
- Indifference to regulatory price rises a problem, Australian Financial Review
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Massachusetts’ message, Drum Unleashed
T he US Democrats Senate election failure in their traditionally Massachusetts stronghold was a consequence of President Obama not listening to why Americans really sent him to the White House. Only weeks ago most pundits and pollsters wrote off the … Continue reading
Free trade brings heaps of benefits, The Australian
It’s five years since our free trade agreement with the US entered into force and the results are in: Australia has won. In the lead-up to January 1, 2005, public debate correctly highlighted the fact that the agreement wasn’t perfect. … Continue reading
Why palm oil does not deserve its bad press
Recent campaigns against palm oil show non-governmental organisations are more interested in pandering to rich country donors than promoting sustainable economic and environmental development for Southeast Asia’s poor. Following attacks from palm oil industry interests in November last year, the … Continue reading
More Police on the beat the answer to drunks’ violence, Daily Telegraph
What have the NSW Police been drinking? An email from Chief Inspector Haberley to Sydney bottle shops asks that they take full-strength products off the shelves on Australia Day. Haberley argues: “Australia Day (has) become a day for binge drinking” … Continue reading
