In today's The Australian
'"If way to the Better there be,” wrote Thomas Hardy, “it exacts a full look at the Worst”. And who could imagine a worse predicament than the eurozone’s?"
15 Nov2014
Time to open up the world for business
In The Australian today:
"Founded exactly six years ago, the G20 is battling to prove its continued relevance. Yes, Australia has never hosted a gathering of world leaders as eminent as that taking place in Brisbane; but the question is whether the enormous effort and expense will ultimately enhance global prosperity."
"Founded exactly six years ago, the G20 is battling to prove its continued relevance. Yes, Australia has never hosted a gathering of world leaders as eminent as that taking place in Brisbane; but the question is whether the enormous effort and expense will ultimately enhance global prosperity."
10 Nov2014
Unions poised to control Victoria
In The Australian today:
'According to the polls, the next premier of Victoria will be a man with close links to criminals. Not that Labor leader Daniel Andrews shows any embarrassment about his relationship with Victorian Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union secretary John Setka, who, Andrews claims, “has the confidence of his members”.'
'According to the polls, the next premier of Victoria will be a man with close links to criminals. Not that Labor leader Daniel Andrews shows any embarrassment about his relationship with Victorian Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union secretary John Setka, who, Andrews claims, “has the confidence of his members”.'
03 Nov2014
Where mining’s a pariah, thoroughbreds take precedence
In The Australian today:
"The Ruler of Dubai can sleep easy. No such luck, however, for 500 workers at a Muswellbrook coalmine. In a recent decision, NSW’s Planning Assessment Commission rejected Anglo American’s proposal to extend the mine’s life because it might harm the Ruler’s Darley thoroughbred stud and the Coolmore stud, located nearby."
"The Ruler of Dubai can sleep easy. No such luck, however, for 500 workers at a Muswellbrook coalmine. In a recent decision, NSW’s Planning Assessment Commission rejected Anglo American’s proposal to extend the mine’s life because it might harm the Ruler’s Darley thoroughbred stud and the Coolmore stud, located nearby."
01 Nov2014
Over-reliance on monetary policy risks adverse unintended consequences
In The Australian today:
"The decision by the US Federal Reserve to end quantitative easing does not close the era of easy money in the world’s largest economy. "
"The decision by the US Federal Reserve to end quantitative easing does not close the era of easy money in the world’s largest economy. "
27 Oct2014
Social democratic peers in Europe and Canada achieved more than Gough Whitla
In The Australian today:
"To have lived through the late 1960s and early 70s is to have experienced an unforgettable sense of exuberance. From Stockholm to Ottawa, Bonn to Canberra, a tidal wave of social upheaval resulted in far-reaching political renewal."
"To have lived through the late 1960s and early 70s is to have experienced an unforgettable sense of exuberance. From Stockholm to Ottawa, Bonn to Canberra, a tidal wave of social upheaval resulted in far-reaching political renewal."