The Labor government’s early surpluses now look like a flash in the pan and the budget is back to a deficit – which is set to deepen.
There is a long history of fiscal rules, but the overall record is patchy, with governments lacking the fortitude to stick to rules when the going got tough.
Tolerance is often treated as an unqualified virtue. But even virtues have limits. When men in black shirts marched outside …
Industry Minister Tim Ayres rightly says that Australia is in competition for global capital as he throws taxpayer money at …
If Tomago meets the criteria for a taxpayer bailout, then so do thousands of other businesses. The government will be back in the business of propping up unviable companies (if it ever really left).
The national review of the F–2 maths curriculum is a welcome chance to put the things that matter most at …
How do we fix the alarming decline in numeracy among young Australians? The answer is to catch them when they are very young
The fact is, the more tightly assistance is targeted at those in need, the lower the overall cost to the taxpayers, and correspondingly the greater efficiency (in terms of reducing poverty) you see for every dollar spent.
Last weekend I was honoured to catch up again with Frank Lowy, surely Australia’s most successful 20th Century immigrant. I’d …
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has once again claimed “renewables are the cheapest form of energy” and warned that without them, …
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