12:00AM | by Alan Mitchell Economics editor
The federal government is to announce a Productivity Commission review of Australia's protectionist anti-dumping laws
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This week's issue of The Economist.
12:00AM | by Tony Cutcliffe. Tony Cutcliffe is a director of forum and consultancy The Eureka Project.
Australia's leaders could have a real impact on global warming, if only they had the will to act, writes Tony Cutcliffe.
12:00AM | by Huw McKay and Justin Smirk. Huw McKay and Justin Smirk are senior economists at Westpac.
Policymakers should look at supply and demand in the oil market, not speculators, argue Huw McKay and Justin Smirk.
12:00AM | by Andrew Murray. Andrew Murray is an outgoing senator for Western Australia.
From July 1 we have a new Senate
08 July 2008 | by Desmond Lachman. Desmond Lachman is resident fellow with the American Enterprise Institute.
Given what faces the US economy, both presidential candidates owe it to voters to clearly outline their policies, writes Desmond Lachman.
08 July 2008
Eric Laugen, a firefighter in Seattle, is administrator of the Chevy Avalanche Fan Club of North America
08 July 2008 | by Tony Harris. Tony Harris is a former senior commonwealth officer and past NSW auditor-general.
The coalition and the government are in a muddle on petrol prices, writes Tony Harris, while Les Coleman argues Australia cannot rely on the rest of the world to do the right thing with greenhouse emissions.
08 July 2008 | by Les Coleman. Les Coleman lectures in finance at the University of Melbourne.
Addressing the National Press Club to launch his Climate Change Review, Ross Garnaut termed the issue "a diabolical political problem" because of its complexity, long-term impacts, uncertainty and global reach.
08 July 2008 | by Hung Chu and Wayne Lonergan. Hung Chu and Wayne Lonergan are directors of Lonergan Edwards & Associates.
The fundamental objective of the national water market is to allocate our increasingly scarce water to society's highest valued uses.
08 July 2008 | by Peter Ruehl
In my continuing efforts to upgrade my credentials as the world's most unreasonable father, I imposed a two hour a day limit on my boys' computer time during the current school break, which, if memory serves me right, has come about three weeks since the previous one.
07 July 2008 | by Geoffrey Barker
History suggests the US may be ready for an era of reform, writes Geoffrey Barker.
07 July 2008
John Stone, National Observer, autumn 2008
07 July 2008 | by Warwick McKibbin Warwick McKibbin is professor of economics in the ANU College of Business and Economics and co-director of the Brookings Institution project on climate and energy economics in Washin
Garnaut's model neglects the international picture and has highly uncertain costs, writes Warwick McKibbin
07 July 2008 | by Wayne Swan Wayne Swan is the federal Treasurer and author of Postcode: The Splintering of a Nation.
Garnaut's model neglects the international picture and has highly uncertain costs, writes Warwick McKibbin
07 July 2008 | by Aron Ping D'Souza Aron Ping D'Souza is a tutor in political economy, University of Melbourne.
Don't blame only speculators for high oil prices, look to Washington.
05 July 2008 | by Stephen Grenville Stephen Grenville is a visiting fellow at the Lowy Institute for International Policy and former deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of Australia
Central banks are wielding a blunt instrument in a much trickier environment.
05 July 2008 | by BRIAN TOOHEY
Lobbyists seeking special treatment are overstating the pain they'll feel.
05 July 2008 | by PHILIP HARDY. Philip Hardy is a banking and finance partner with professional services firm Deloitte
A holistic approach is vital for consumers and the financial services industry.
04 July 2008 | by John Hewson is an economist and a former federal Liberal leader
It is time for Kevin Rudd to take the high ground on climate change policy, writes John Hewson.
04 July 2008
Guy Pearse, The Monthly, July 2008.
04 July 2008 | by Laura Tingle. Laura Tingle is the AFR's political editor.
'Remember John Hewson's birthday cake?" a lobbyist asked this week.
04 July 2008 | by Euan Morton. Euan Morton is a principal of Synergies Economic Consulting, which is advising several irrigation providers in the basin.
COAG has fallen short of a solution on the Murray-Darling basin, writes Euan Morton.
03 July 2008 | by John Quiggin.. John Quiggin is an ARC Federation Fellow in economics and political science at the University of Queensland.
The decline of the US dollar raises questions about its role as the world's reserve currency, writes John Quiggin.
03 July 2008
Justice Michael Kirby of the High Court of Australia, speaking at the University of Melbourne on Monday.
03 July 2008 | by Alan Moran.
All roads to the deep carbon emissions cuts demanded by industry lead to nuclear power, writes Alan Moran.
03 July 2008 | by Paul Gollan. Paul Gollan is an associate professor in the department of business at Macquarie University, and an associate fellow in the Employment Relations and Organisational Behaviour Group at the
It's important that reforms provide a platform for give and take in uncertain times, writes Paul Gollan.
03 July 2008 | by Hristos Doucouliagos. Hristos Doucouliagos is a professor of economics at the school of accounting, economics and finance at Deakin University.
Poverty is one of the largest problems facing mankind, and all developed countries give foreign (development) aid in an attempt to reduce poverty in less developed countries.
02 July 2008 | by Alan Mitchell
Economics editor Alan Mitchell spells out how best to introduce an emissions trading scheme.
02 July 2008
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