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So what does it take to get a standing ovation in this country?

Nicholas Gruen
October 14, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jskDDLjFvGA Ever since I've been being invited to the Prime Minister's Science Prizes I've regarded it as a great privilege to attend - even if...
Economics and public policy

Ripped off in Oz

Nicholas Gruen
October 14, 2011
On my recent trip to the US it was fun that my previously measly Oz dollars bought nearly US$1.10. But another thing that illustrated was...
Missing Link

Missing Link Friday – Capitalism and other outrages

Don Arthur
October 14, 2011
The Occupy Wall Street Movement is growing: "The challenge for those of us who believe in market economics is how to restore business legitimacy", writes...
Journalism Law Media

Media regulation – the mailed fist in velvet glove option

Ken Parish
October 14, 2011October 14, 2011
New post by me at CDU Law and Business Online.  An extract: Moreover, yesterday’s behaviour by Murdoch’s Brisbane Courier-Mail of publishing edited extracts of a...
Economics and public policy

Tax talk-fests and the importance of being dismal

Bruce Bradbury
October 14, 2011October 14, 2011
Why is tax reform so hard? Reviews such as the Henry Review often point to 'low-hanging fruit' where efficiency gains can be made without any...
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A post for Jen

Ken Parish
October 14, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ii8m1jgn_M&feature=player_embedded

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