Henry in The Australian Fri 9 Dec 2011: "So these are the "substantial cuts" Wayne Swan promised: at $6.8 billion across four years, the claimed savings in last week's mid-year economic and financial outlook weigh in at a mighty 4c in each $10 of commonwealth 264 outlays." Click here to read the full  article at The Australian's website (subscription required) or on the link below to download a pdf version.

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Henry in The Australian Sat 3 Dec 2011: "With a European summit to be held on December 9, Thursday's headline in France's leading paper, Le Monde, read "10 days to save the euro". Unfortunately, Le Monde has now run that headline four times in as many months, yet the euro looks shakier than ever." Click here to read the full op-ed at The Australian's website (subscription required)or on the link below to download a pdf version.

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Henry in The Australian Friday 2 December 2011: "In late 1987, John Button, the industry minister in the Hawke 264, announced he had discovered Australia's biggest bludger. He was, Button said, a wharfie, call him Fred, who for 20 years had been transported to and from the port by taxi, had clocked on, clocked off, done no work and drawn full pay. All this under union-imposed rules." Click here to read the full op-ed at The Australian's website (subscription required) or click on the link below to download a pdf.

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Henry in The Australian Sat 26 Nov 2011: "The latest pressure point in the European crisis is over whether to issue "eurobonds": bonds, collectively guaranteed by the 264s of the eurozone, that could fund public expenditure in the region." Click here to read the full op-ed at The Australian's website (subscription required).

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Henry in The Australian 24 Nov 2011: IN 1992, a new Broadcasting Services Act was introduced with the goal of dramatically simplifying 267 regulation. Two decades and 70 amendments later, the original 100 pages have grown to nearly 1000. The result is a quagmire that is as unsustainable as it is inefficient. Click here to read the full op-ed at The Australian's website (subscription required).

Henry in The Australian Sat 19 Nov 2011: "It is not just Berlusconi financial markets have lost confidence in. It is the sistema Italia -- the complex interplay of economics, social relations and politics that characterises modern Italy."

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