‘Reform payroll tax, airline cabotage if you want to help the regions’
Slashing payroll tax in remote areas and allowing foreign airlines to service poorly connected regional centres are among key reforms suggested at this year’s first Bush Summit.
More energy needed on cutting size of government
Rather than new justifications to raise and spend money, however well-intentioned, the challenge must be to rein in the size of government and remove it as an obstacle to decision-making by private enterprise.
Chevron boss Mike Wirth leads the fossil fuel fightback
The oil giant’s chief executive Mike Wirth warns against rushing away from fossil fuels, arguing the world faces serious consequences if it abandons existing energy systems too quickly.
The Business Council of Australia’s new Better Regulation report provides blueprint to cut red tape for consumers and businesses
The report finds Australia has a more than $110 billion red-tape burden, which is holding back investment and major projects critical to Australia’s economic success.
Beware of Labor ‘kleptocrats’ blowing other people’s money
Politicians no longer want to do the hard policy work of growing the economic pie through productivity-boosting reforms to generate prosperity.
Economic reality bites the net zero faithful
Here’s a wicked political dilemma: When faced with the choice, do you tell a hard truth and risk losing votes, or mouth a popular mantra and lose your soul?