State governments are constrained by an inability to raise taxes or debt while facing massive population growth. To afford the infrastructure they need the tax system needs to be arranged so there is a return to the state from increased efficiencies.
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Levelling the super field for rich and poor
Using superannuation for a house deposit, as Joe Hockey suggested, would give more of us certainty in retirement.
Book launch: The Charity Ball
Too many charities in Australia do little or no charity work, too many receive most of their income from government, and too many lobby government for more. Gary Johns analyses the charity sector and concludes that a better informed donor is essential to drive better charity.
Q&A mistake a category killer
By putting Zaky Mallah to air the ABC made a category mistake. They categorised an existential threat to Australia as being just an ideological disagreement.
The Sir Thomas McIlwraith Lecture
Join us for cocktails and the inaugural Sir Thomas McIlwraith Lecture, with guest speaker John Wagner, Chairman of Wagners, owners and developers of Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport, Toowoomba.
Katter’s Australian Party policies need to benefit all of Queensland, not just a few
Katter’s Australian Party policies are a mishmash of ideas from the 1950s and before, combined with a few potentially great ideas. They might excite cheers from the front bar of the Post Office Hotel in Cloncurry but most need to be discarded and some need more work.
And this matters because courtesy of the last election and the Billy Gordon affair, the two KAP MPs may even hold the balance of power from time to time with their fellow north Queenslander Gordon.
Budget bills Generation AA
The 2015 Federal Budget represents a capitulation by the government to the ALP and the Senate and builds a populist base for the next election.
Baird’s asset test
Privatising assets didn’t cost Newman his election. Ignoring basic politics did.
Qld Labor’s Fiscal Strategy
The Queensland Labor Party went to last year’s election without a credible fiscal strategy. This is our assessment at the time. We will update our position after the treasurer delivers his budget on Tuesday, July 14, 2015.
Open letter to Anthony Chisholm
Dear Anthony,
