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Tag Archives: ABC
For and against an ABC-run Australia Network
Despite today’s hoopla surrounding the Australia Network, the Government was right to go to tender and should have given the contract to the most competitive bidder – Sky News. The late announcement of the cancellation of the calamitous Australia Network … Continue reading
Free trade reform must look beyond tariffs
The Gillard Government’s recent rhetoric on free trade deserves praise. Now they have to deliver. At a CHOGM business forum last week the Prime Minister vowed to scrap all remaining tariffs for developing country imports into Australia. Gillard reportedly said … Continue reading
It is in everyone’s interest to have competition
The Federal government has announced they are dithering over the Australia Network tender. No one should be surprised it has been taken out of Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd’s hands. For reasons we cannot mention it was always going to be … Continue reading
Word must turn into action on free trade, Drum Unleashed
Craig Emerson’s excellent speech leading the directionless Gillard Government toward a new free trade revolution are welcome words, but only if he can get his colleagues to act. Emerson wants to put free trade at the centre of driving economic … Continue reading
The cost of fighting the cost of living, Drum Unleashed
Despite both major parties claiming they’ll fight to stop increases in the cost of living, neither are likely to deliver with the parliament they’ve been handed. Current jockeying by Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard for independent and Greens Party votes … Continue reading
