Housing affordability: Some thoughts and an idea
THERES no doubt that housing affordability has deteriorated substantially over the past decade or so. Indeed as conventionally measured in terms of the income required...
Australia and the world: how we’re now doing for capital what tariffs did for goods
Today's column in the AFR. Exporting Australian Funds Management As the AFR reported late last week, a small new front is opening up in the...
Freeman on WorkChoices
I guess I might have made it to this post by Richard Freeman on WorkChoices as both the blog he wrote it on and another...
Why was Alan Greenspan such a patsy for George W?
Some interesting speculations from Brad Delong.
WHY WE HAVE HAD IT SO GOOD
The following article appeared in today's AFR. (more…)
Making life easy – everywhere
Telstra's just made my life easier by forcing me to upgrade my account from wireless broadband I to wireless broadband II. Having locked me into...
A note on super for Crikey
Crikey asked me to comment on this article itemising some likely initiatives on superannuation by the ALP. So I did. The result is over the...