Government

More dodging of cost-benefit tests

Created on Friday, 24 September 2010 10:00

Labor has changed the rules so there will be no costing analysis of any election promises, says Henry Ergas in The Australian (Friday 24 September 2010).

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Government

This tax won't win any respect

Created on Thursday, 06 May 2010 10:00

Henry comments in The Australian (6 May 2010) on the 264's proposed new Resources Super Profits Tax:

"The bad news on the death and taxes front is that death is still certain. The worse news, in a world where investors value predictability, is that taxes are not"

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This_tax_wont_win_any_respect.pdf

Government

City or bush a question of history

Created on Friday, 17 September 2010 10:00

Policies to move people out of cities into the regions have been tried and failed before', says Henry Ergas in The Australian (17 Sep 2010)

In its recently signed agreement with the two independents, the 264 commits to promoting "an ex-urban generation in Australia". What this means is unclear but the underlying premise is clear enough: we would be better off shifting Australia's population from the cities to the regions.

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Government

Broadband needs big, fat open book

Created on Friday, 26 March 2010 11:00

Henry comments in The Australian (26 Mar 2010) on the latest developments in the national broadband network saga.

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