A major report on competition policy fails to explain why European countries not pursuing deregulation have much higher output per hours worked than countries pursuing these policies, such as Australia, writes Pat Byrne. A major report on competition policy fails to explain why European countries not pursing competition policies have much higher output per hours…
To solve the growing shortage of skilled professionals, the Federal Government has been importing more migrants rather than funding more university places for Australians, according to a new Monash University study, writes Pat Byrne. While many young Australians cannot gain access to universities, migration is being used to solve the huge shortage of highly paid…
While Australia continues to pursue free trade in world agriculture, there are warnings that the current World Trade Organisation proposals on agricultural reform may see farm subsidies increase, not decrease. Warning of what was on the table, Dr Brian Fisher, from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), said that under the new…
A report for the Business Council of Australia has highlighted the terrible deterioration of Australia’s ageing infrastructure, but it is flawed in its solutions. Infrastructure like roads, bridges, power stations, water delivery systems, eventually need replacing due to age, and new investment is needed to meet growing demand. Government spending on infrastructure is at its…