Monthly Archives: June 2006

Speakers Corner

Posted on June 30, 2006 by Tony Harris

Published last week in Crikey Speakers of parliament are well remunerated. In the commonwealth they receive nearly $200,000, more than most ministers and 75 per cent above the salary paid to parliamentarians. And they are well cosseted. They enjoy extensive … Continue reading →

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Coalition of the willing in eroding our civil liberties?

Posted on June 30, 2006 by Mike Waller

Yesterday’s Independent newspaper carries a powerful article by Henry Porter. It charts the loss of civil liberties in the UK created by nine years of the Blair Government. He describes clearly and powerfully how, given a choice between personal liberty … Continue reading →

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Freedom from information

Posted on June 30, 2006 by Tony Harris

From a few weeks back. The High Court decided in 1997 – the case was Lange v the ABC – that Australia’s constitution necessarily implies “a limitation on legislative and executive power to deny the electors and their representatives information … Continue reading →

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How they make it

Posted on June 29, 2006 by Wicking

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Australia 35 v 17 Ireland, 19 June 2006, Match Report

Posted on June 27, 2006 by Patrick

Belated Match Report, I know.   But, having finally caught up with the tape, I do have a few thoughts to share, not all about that match (video highlights here now).

Posted in Sport - rugby | 4 Comments

Warren Buffet takes the plunge

Posted on June 26, 2006 by Nicholas Gruen

I was wired at birth to allocate capital and was lucky enough to have people around me early on – my parents and teachers and Susie – who helped me to make the most of that. Warren Buffett It’s presumably … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Uncategorised | 4 Comments

Another ‘bad’ to tax: occupational injury and disease

Posted on June 25, 2006 by Nicholas Gruen

Other things being equal, taxing goods is bad. Of course other things are not equal and we need the money. But we should only be taxing goods after we’ve exhausted the scope to tax bads. Taxing bads is good because … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and public policy | 9 Comments