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- China's stance could send climate policy up in smoke, The Weekend Australian
- Baby boomers retire on a reverse inheritance, The Australian
- Keep Green policies out of business, the Australian Financial Review
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- Taxed to the max on emissions
Category Archives: News
Finklestein Inquiry should be thrown in the bin
Last Friday the Federal government’s Independent Media Inquiry handed down its report. A tome of criticisms and dodgy data against the media industry, it’s main recommendation is to establish a national media regulator that would be financed by the government … Continue reading
How free is Australian trade? Not enough is the answer
Rowan Callick had a timely piece in The Australian today focusing on Australia’s trade policy. Protectionist rumblings on all sides of politics have become deeply disturbing in the last few days and weeks. As Paul Kelly investigates in his column … Continue reading
The apple industry doesn’t like competition
No one should be surprised the apple industry doesn’t like competition from New Zealand imports. Their claim is that fire blight will kill their crops. Let’s be clear. The decision to allow imports was after the successful challenge by New … Continue reading
The importance of families, communities and the dignity of work
Over the past 48 hours it has been infuriating to watch the number of Islington chardonnay socialists appearing on Australian television screens claiming the London riots are based around racism, economic inequality or government budget cuts. To be blunt, it’s … Continue reading
Average households will be AT LEAST $145 worse off under the carbon tax
Yesterday I was on Channel Ten’s The Bolt Report. During the panel discussion we talked about all manner of things, but of course the carbon tax was among them and I made a very simple calculation on how much worse … Continue reading
