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» 28/09/2015 7:33:17 PM Thanks Jennifer, a great article. Ironically, the BOM are probably cutting their own throa.....
» 1/09/2015 12:10:48 PM The fundamental flaw in super was created by Keating when he taxed the contributions and e.....
» 17/06/2015 3:09:13 PM I have to admit that I have been a bit disappointed with Abbott but to suggest that Bill S.....
» 19/05/2015 6:06:00 PM It sound like a totally dumbass idea. What you are saying is that instead of paying $500 a.....
» 29/04/2015 7:06:09 PM Scott Mcintyre's comments were so stupid that that he deserved to be sacked. You can't loo.....
» 10/04/2015 10:30:23 AM The author writes of these renewable power sources that are cheaper than fossil fuel but d.....
» 19/03/2015 9:18:50 AM This is a very strange article. The reason the bureau was criticized was because it contin.....
» 30/01/2015 10:08:04 AM It seems that whenever somebody wants more money for something they attack super. Tristan,.....
» 1/12/2014 10:50:31 AM Welcome back Tristan. The GST. It is true that low income groups are hit hard by GST incr.....
» 2/10/2014 9:46:44 AM The author seems to be of the impression that because it is government owned it isn't moti.....
» 15/09/2014 1:22:50 PM Thank you for an excellent post Jennifer. Any corruption of the data is a terrible reflect.....
» 27/08/2014 2:44:33 PM The author fails to mention the extraordinary subsidy in uni fees. The disparity isn't bet.....
» 25/07/2014 11:57:36 AM "all the staff of one well-known real estate manager have Chinese or Vietnamese names.....
» 23/05/2014 12:07:49 PM The major problem for Gonski was that he was working for the Federal Government and the ma.....
» 14/04/2014 12:19:46 PM Hi Tristan, I apologise for not putting in links. You can get it straight from the horses.....
» 14/04/2014 10:56:06 AM Hi Tristan. I think you should be wary of the $45 billion that Richard Denniss is referri.....
» 14/04/2014 10:03:07 AM I know you mean well Tristan but your claims about superannuation are both incorrect and d.....
» 17/10/2013 9:18:00 AM It's probably symbolic of the ALP predicament that Albanese didn't win the vote. Albanese .....
» 14/08/2013 11:08:58 AM It is amazing Tristan, that you can talk about trust and then ramble on about Tony Abbott .....
» 12/03/2013 9:48:53 AM Tristan, your comments on superannuation sound like Gillard spin. In other words, they hav.....
» 11/02/2013 1:31:53 PM This is an excellent post. The effective tax rates on super are about 30%. Essentially the.....
» 4/02/2013 11:11:49 AM The Woolworths supermarket will probably have a major impact but not necessarily bad. The .....
» 26/10/2012 2:07:08 PM Thank you for coming to study in Australia, Ming. I am glad that you have enjoyed the expe.....
» 14/09/2012 11:54:53 AM A smoker is a drug addict. He or she merely has to decide to give up the drug and become a.....
» 6/06/2012 10:24:41 AM Max, you seem to see everything with rose coloured glasses. On the issue of gay marriage, .....
» 20/03/2012 8:15:25 AM Instead of writing a book "What makes a good school", you should have written &q.....
» 20/02/2012 10:00:06 AM "Murray's exceptionalism is indicative of the mindset of Australian bankers who see t.....
» 25/01/2012 1:33:46 PM "Australian taxpayers contribute $27 billion a year in superannuation tax concessions.....
» 31/10/2011 11:52:45 AM Your article suggests that the concessional treatment of capital gains in Australia is cau.....
» 12/10/2011 10:01:56 AM Changing the dividend imputation system is not a good idea. The current system works well .....
» 26/09/2011 11:37:59 AM The opposition to the Carbon Tax is nothing to do with compromise. The electorate generall.....
» 20/09/2011 1:52:04 PM Sure Free Trade has its faults but so too has Protectionism. Protected industries have a .....
» 8/09/2011 10:55:30 AM Good article Jocelynne. Airlines are different to most businesses in that their operations.....
» 31/08/2011 1:21:39 PM So many people get worked up about school funding. Rich school, poor school blah blah blah.....
» 4/08/2011 1:10:43 PM The carbon tax will also add indirectly to the price of electricity because the carbon pri.....
» 18/07/2011 1:38:31 PM The Greens have basically taken over the turf previously occupied by the Labor Left. The L.....
» 18/07/2011 1:09:11 PM The main factor in favour of wind power is its cost. For example, Infigen Energy was quote.....
» 14/07/2011 8:32:41 PM The tax compensation package is mostly smoke and mirrors. Tristan has made the same error .....
» 21/06/2011 3:29:13 PM Maybe Supply and Demand have nothing to do with the problem. In the US there was massive o.....
» 14/06/2011 2:11:23 PM I find it confusing that the CO2 and temperature charts seem to show little correlation to.....
» 26/05/2011 1:39:52 PM I agree that a small Carbon Tax may not be the end of the world, but is it the best policy.....
» 26/05/2011 1:03:39 PM An interesting article but you ignore the fact that the photograph was obtained illegally......
» 12/06/2010 3:31:38 PM One aspect of this new mining tax which hasn't been discussed is that the Feds are going i.....
» 28/05/2010 11:24:52 AM Great article Troy. Although your tax analysis is obviously simplistic, it gives a far mor.....
» 25/05/2010 12:56:02 PM Maybe you check your facts before you come out with this drivel. The largest mining compan.....
» 14/05/2010 2:01:04 PM Let's put it in perspective. Last year BHP had revenues of $62 billion and a net profit of.....
» 27/11/2009 11:51:43 AM The easiest way to improve the score of your school is to enroll the brightest kids. What .....
» 29/06/2009 9:56:28 AM Good article Geoff. At last some sensible debate about CPRS. The governments CPRS system w.....
» 8/05/2009 10:25:24 AM You make a very sensible point but I am sure it will be totally ignored by the Rudd govern.....
» 7/05/2009 2:28:22 PM The problem with a true cooperative is that there is often little advantage in making the .....
» 2/05/2009 8:28:03 AM Ozandy, the only part of your post I agree with is the bit about wealth cannot be wished i.....
» 1/05/2009 2:21:20 PM I find it amazing that anybody could blame Costello for the GFC. Nobody ever says what he .....
» 7/04/2009 12:05:16 PM Before reading this post I went back to the archived material from 2006. It looks like Hen.....
» 6/04/2009 2:33:57 PM A good article Julie. Rudd's tirade against neoliberalism signals a big change in directio.....
» 2/04/2009 10:57:37 AM It sounds like a sensible idea Mike but when you talk about efficiencies you neglect to me.....
» 31/03/2009 7:03:55 PM Ms Liu's gift of free flights to Mr Fitzgibbon is quite legitimate under Chinese business .....
» 13/03/2009 12:53:57 PM Kevin Rudd's neoliberalism argument was simply an attempt to pin the Global Financial Cris.....
» 16/02/2009 10:57:54 AM To AustralianWhig89, You write an interesting article but please get your facts right. Lan.....
» 12/02/2009 10:41:15 AM I am not sure how Land Tax works in Pittsburgh but in Sydney land valuation for tax purpos.....
» 12/02/2009 9:28:26 AM Increasing Land Tax simply increases rent to match. The effect is not immediate because pr.....
» 2/02/2009 12:45:57 PM I find Rudd's comments a little alarming. While it is true that the market has failed badl.....

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