Australia is losing its economy

Contributed article from Nicholas Steel In the short time that Australia has had a Carbon Tax, it has lost a significant amount of business activity. A large gas project off the coast of Western Australia has been cancelled, further expansion ...
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Tasmanian rail closures – Labor’s relation with big business on the wrong track

Just when the Tasmanian Labor Government of Lara Giddings had thought the dust had settled on the furore following Federal Group’s retreat from it’s involvement in the management of the rail operations in Tasmania’s west, reports have emerged showing ...
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APP policy: The Economy

Every nation is entitled to determine the course of its own destiny. Economic protectionism is based on this simple principle. A moderate level of protectionism is necessary both for the future of Australian workers and for the well-being of the ...
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The Australian economy’s gloomy outlook

Gerard Jackson BrookesNews.Com Monday 19 April 2010 The Australian economy is doing just fine — if you ignore the parlous state of manufacturing. That manufacturing is the key economic indicator is completely lost on our economic ...
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Is monetary policy destroying the country’s manufacturing base?

Gerard Jackson BrookesNews.Com Any paper relating to industry policy that the Institute of Public Affairs sponsors deserves to be carefully read. This is precisely what I did with their Thumping the Table: Key Questions for the Labor Party's ...
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