Labor’s bid for local control, The Australian

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Tim Wilson

AUSTRALIA should be governed from local communities up, not Canberra down. Last week Julia Gillard announced a referendum to amend the Constitution allowing the federal government to fund local government directly. The Prime Minister argued: “This is about saying yes … Continue reading →

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Advocates of a nanny state assume we are all children, Courier Mail

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Tim Wilson

Nanny state critics understand that incremental attacks on our freedom to choose are single steps down a longer road to remove individual choice and responsibility. In these pages last week Paul Williams attacked the rising groundswell of Australians who are … Continue reading →

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Regulating supermarkets does not checkout, Canberra Times

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Tim Wilson

The failure of the ACT’s supermarket competition policy is further evidence that government cannot plan competitive markets. They have to evolve from businesses meeting customer demand. Earlier this week, the government announced it was jettisoning its 2010 supermarkets policy introduced … Continue reading →

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Carbon market flaws evident, The Australian

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Tim Wilson

THE collapse of the European carbon price exposes the structural flaws of the government’s plan to cut greenhouse gases. A European Commission plan to cut emissions permits for up to seven years and thus push up their price was rejected … Continue reading →

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Selling out press for a bit of pork, The Australian

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Tim Wilson

The spotlight is on Bob Katter, Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott to see whether they’ll sell out our universal human right to free speech for some off-cuts of regulatory pork. Julia Gillard and Communications Minister Stephen Conroy appear to be … Continue reading →

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