There’s no doubt that the core reason that our productivity is ebbing is that we’ve lost the zeal for microeconomic reforms, writes Karen Maley of Business Spectator.
Hawke government
Budget breakdown: why Gillard’s Labor has lost its heritage
Does anything distinctively Labor remain in the Gillard government, asks John Quiggin, an economist from the University of Queensland?
The strange reform hypocrisy of Australian business
Australian business has an ordinary record of backing economic reform.
Sinodinos: Cat’s got the Crean
Simon Crean knew exactly what he was doing last week with his jibes against the RSPT. This election is being run like a presidential contest, which could be dangerous for everybody, writes Arthur Sinodinos.
C’mon, Kev, show some guts: tell us where we’re weak
We need more than just idle talk from a Prime Minister and a Treasury that knows what’s needed and should have the guts to issue a report pointing out our weak areas and suggesting what needs to be done.
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Labor’s Defence White Paper … people as assets … interest rates … the politics of saying sorry … Senior Liberals … Richie Benaud … the Age’s circulation boost …
Rudd cleaning out the messy media messengers: II
The management of media management might be a bit of a more difficult task than the Rudd Government first thought, writes Christian Kerr.
Key to public service savings is to cut functions, not just shift them
A Crikey reader has proposed scrapping the Australian Public Service Commission and moving its functions to another department. The trouble is, administrative changes on their own don’t generate savings, writes Stephen Bartos.
The too-strong economy challenge
Choking on the prosperity of the moment that ranks as our biggest risk for 2008, says Access Economics Chris Richardson. How will the Rudd governemt handle the challenges ahead for the economy? Christian Kerr investigates.
The Hobart to Casey Antarctic flight is long overdue
I read with interest the reports of the inaugural flights from Hobart to Casey, and reflect that it has been a long time coming. From 1978 thru 1985, I was part of, and later led the team within the Antarctic Division that prepared several cabinet submissions aimed at upgrading the overall operation, writes John Boyd.
