Contents List Economic Policy Opinion Pieces
2008    
15 Oct The Australian Financial Review 698. Rudd’s political handout culture will be mugged by the economic reality Jeremy Sammut and Gaurav Sodhi
15 Oct The Wall Street Journal 697. Fiscal stimulus plan has missed opportunities for long term reform Stephen Kirchner
30 Sept The Age 689. $4billion government subsidy will not promote competition Stephen Kirchner
23 Sept The Australian Financial Review 686. Short selling has been sold short Stephen Kirchner
8 Sept The Australian Financial Review 678. An ‘AussieMac’ won’t help home buyers Stephen Kirchner
19 Aug The Australian Financial Review 667. Australia should go for tax policy gold Robert Carling
16 Aug The Business Spectator 663. The Bracks’ review shows the barren truth of protectionism Stephen Kirchner
13 Aug Online Opinion 661. The case for corporate tax reform Sinclair Davidson
12 Aug The Age 657. Reserve did not go far or fast enough, inflation is still on the cards Stephen Kirchner
7 Aug The Australian Financial Review 655. Corporate tax needs attention now Sinclair Davidson
29 May The Sydney Morning Herald 621. Pricey petrol does a world of good Gaurav Sodhi
20 May The Age 616. The budget is not what it seems Robert Carling
23 Apr The Age 599. Australia's overall productivity has risen, but so has the tax burden Robert Carling
8 Apr The Australian Financial Review 591. Add State Tax Reform to COAG’s agenda Robert Carling
26 Mar The Australian 584. Beware Canberra's power bid Robert Carling
11 Mar Australian Financial Review 577. It’s the future, stupid! Inflation aplenty already in the pipeline Wolfgang Kasper
11 Mar Online Opinion 575. Laugh or cry - you've lost your subsidy Queensland Robert Carling
27 Feb Australian Financial Review 569. The politics of the big number Robert Carling
24 Jan Dominion Post 558. Economics not only a matter of size Phil Rennie
16 Jan Australian Financial Review 555. Use tax cuts to boost super Robert Carling
8 Aug Canberra Times 492. Dismantling federalism, one hospital at a time Robert Carling
2007    
26 Dec Newcastle Herald 550. To save money Labor’s killing a money saver Sinclair Davidson
10 Dec The New Zealand Herald 545. Don’t choke on your cornflakes but Australians are much richer than New Zealanders Phil Rennie
8 Dec Australian Financial Review 543. Australians are no bigger and no smarter than New Zealanders, but seriously better off Phil Rennie
7 Dec The Business Spectator 542. Why Australia is richer than New Zealand Phil Rennie
7 Dec The Press 541. It’s not luck that has made Australians richer than Kiwis Phil Rennie
7 Dec National Business Review 539. Lessons from across the Tasman where policy strength has brought economic growth Phil Rennie
29 Oct New Zealand Centre for Political Research online forum 528. Are Tax cuts inflationary? Phil Rennie
16 Oct The Age 519. Here is the truth about tax havens Sinclair Davidson
10 Oct Australian Financial Review 514. Fiscal policy has no major influence on interest rates Stephen Kirchner
17 Sep Australian Financial Review 508. Put budget surplus to good use Robert Carling
5 Sep Canberra Times 500. It's always a case of another year, another excuse for not slashing Australia's tax burden Alex Robson
8 Aug Canberra Times 492. Dismantling federalism, one hospital at a time Robert Carling
1 Aug
Australian Financial Review
 489. Building up to a national impact Robert Carling
25 Jul
The Otago Daily Times
488. University trade-off for middle classes Phil Rennie
18 Jul
Australian Financial Review
 486. They're taxing goodwill Robert Carling
9 Jul
The Salient
 484. Is university overrated? Phil Rennie
6 Jul
The Daily Telegraph
483. It's not the trade deficit that matters Alex Robson
8 Jun Courier Mail 475. There was plenty of spin in QLD's State Budget Robert Carling
17 May
New Zealand Herald
466. A breather before bingeing Phil Rennie
17 May The Press 465.Time for Politicians to treat our money more carefully Phil Rennie
16 May
Independent Financial Review
463. We need better results from social spending Phil Rennie
29 Apr
Sunday Age
458. Budget should deliver us a break Robert Carling
24 Apr
Australian Financial Review
 457. Politicians addicted to big spending Robert Carling
24 Apr
The Australian
456. Public purse is a burden we all carry Robert Carling
16 Apr
Australian Financial Review
 455. Tax reform: we have barely scratched the surface Robert Carling
29 Mar
Australian Financial Review
 450. Costello holds aces in tax deal Robert Carling
20 Mar
New Zealand Herald
445. Can't buy a caring society Phil Rennie
12 Mar The Salient 442. Hey, Big Spender Phil Rennie
12 Jan Otago Times 426. When an apple is not simply an apple Phil Rennie
2006    
12 Dec The Australian Financial Review 418. The blight of restrictive trade policy Phil Rennie
10 Dec New Zealand Centre for Political Debate 417. Do tax cuts make a difference? Phil Rennie
21 Nov Newcastle Herald 410. Fiscal federalism robs states of self-reliance Robert Carling
8 Nov Australian Financial Review 405. States' tax system is deficient Robert Carling
14 Sept Dominion Post 387. Who's paying all their tax? Phil Rennie
5 Jul The Press (New Zealand) 369. Breaking the cycle Phil Rennie
4 Jul Australian Financial Review 367. Doha's self-inflicted blows David Robertson
16 May New Zealand Herald 361. Taxes increase by stealth Phil Rennie
4 Apr Australian Financial Review 347. Councils must have real clout Wolfgang Kasper
15 Mar The Dominion Post (NZ) 346. Our beneficiary nation Phil Rennie
28 Feb Australian Financial Review 339. Political bad habits die hard Wolfgang Kasper
15 Feb The New Zealand Herald 335. Bad manners to blame politicians Phil Rennie
10 Feb Australian Financial Review 334. Single-desk philosophy reaps what it sows Wolfgang Kasper
2005    
30 Nov Australian Financial Review 318. Simpler tax is easy, but where's the political courage? John Humphreys
11 Oct Australian Financial Review 306. Handouts won't cure poverty Wolfgang Kasper
29 Aug Australian Financial Review 295. Marginal rate a major turn-off Sinclair Davidson
24 Aug The Courier Mail 293. No worries on Aussies' generosity Sinclair Davidson