Inflation targeting


Comitatus: Howard’s grand interest rates furphy

The greatest problem with the “my interest rates were lower than yours” argument is that it is simply a grand non-sequitur, writes Possum Comitatus.

The Economy: Boom force & bust force

There are two offsetting forces impinging on the Australian economy. The first is the global economic boom. The second force is the “ripples” from the subprime lending fiasco.

$10,000 on Turnbull, Costello still favourite

There must be some Liberal Party members this morning pondering whether Peter Costello really does have the stuff to be a successful leader of the party come the day that John Howard departs, writes Richard Farmer.