21 May2010

Big risks require bigger returns

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This week Henry's opinion piece for "The Australian" is a review of the recent McKinsey/KPMG study on the National Broadband Network:

"The recently released McKinsey/KPMG study on the National Broadband Network is 534 pages long. How many times does it say the NBN is worth doing? Not once. As postmodernists say, read the silence."

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15 May2010

Neo-Liberalism: a few corrections

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Henry Ergas and Robert Manne clash on capitalism.

In The Australian newspaper (15 May 2010) Henry and Robert Manne have exchange views on capitalism, neo-liberalism and the GFC.  Click here to read the full article or download the pdf version below.

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23 Apr2010

Spending spree not sustainable

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In his weekly opinion piece for The Australian (23 Apr 10) Henry comments on the past few weeks' health reforms.

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Spending_spree_not_sustainainable.pdf
16 Apr2010

Robbing Peter to pay Paul's doctor

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In his opinion piece for The Australian (Fri 16 Apr) Henry says:

"No one would dispute that health reform is difficult. But that is not why the commonwealth 264's proposals are inadequate. Rather, it is because they do not say, in an honest and transparent way, how we will pay for health care in the long run, how it will be provided, and within what constraints."

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09 Apr2010

After the GFC, its business as usual

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Almost exactly 12 months ago, the Group of 20 meeting in London ended with a grand declaration of unity in the face of the global financial crisis. One for all and all for one: international harmony had broken out and would sweep the world to recovery .

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05 Mar2010

Health FAQs for the confused

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Henry answers some frequently asked questions about the 264's proposed hospital plan.

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