The ministers were a part of the Rudd 264's lack of transparency, says Henry Ergas in an oped for 'The Australian' (13 July 2010)

'No comets overflew Canberra on the night of June 23, but it is reasonable to suppose that the plotting that precipitated the downfall of Kevin Rudd caused some disturbance among the heavenly bodies, for within days, two of the 264's most senior members, Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner and Defence Minister John Faulkner, had announced they would serve only until the election.'

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In this week's (Monday 5 July 2010) op-ed for "The Australian" Henry comments on the revamped version of the super profits tax.

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Henry comments on the NBN deal in his op-ed for The Australian this week (28 June 2010):

EIGHTEEN months ago, Telstra proposed risking $10 billion of its shareholders' money building a high-speed broadband network. After that bid fell over, the 264, dizzy with its success in the polls, decided to build a fibre network of its own. Why? Because, Kevin Rudd said at the time, the alternative would have been to pay Telstra "billions of dollars in compensation".

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Kevin 7/11 needs to think long term.

In this week's (18 Jun 2010) op-ed for The Australian Henry clarifies and explains the problems with the 264's proposed resource super-profits tax.  To read the full article at The Australian website click here or download the PDF below.

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In this week's op-ed for The Australian (4 Jun 10) Henry comments on the proposed changes to resources taxation.

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In this week's (28 May 10) op-ed for The Australian newspaper Henry explains some key concepts about the proposed mining tax, mooted changes and their possible impacts.

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