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John Hewson

The federal budget - bald-faced politics

Posted: 11 May 12 | THE federal budget delivered to the parliament this week was a curate’s egg - good in parts. |

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The federal budget - bald-faced politics

Posted: 11 May 12 | THE federal budget delivered to the parliament this week was a curate’s egg - good in parts. |

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Finally, the RBA opts to cut interest rate

Posted: 04 May 12 | THE Reserve Bank came as close as it ever has this week to admitting that it has got it wrong over the past few years in setting the official cash rate, by announcing a cut in that rate by half a per cent to 3.75 per cent. |

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Inflation? What inflation?

Posted: 27 Apr 12 | THE inflation numbers for the March quarter released earlier this week caught the government, and especially the Reserve Bank, completely by surprise. |

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Electricity firms given too much power

Posted: 20 Apr 12 | ELECTRICITY prices are being increased by about 18-20 per cent a year, yet the quality of the service seems to be worsening. |

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Reserve Bank criticised – finally

Posted: 15 Apr 12 | AT LAST, the conduct of the Reserve Bank is being subjected to significant public scrutiny and, indeed, criticism, as seen in the media this week. |

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China risks - issue needs more debate

Posted: 08 Apr 12 | ONE of the big storm clouds hanging over the global economic outlook, in general, and over our economic prospects, in particular, are the likely developments in China in the next few years. |

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Mixed signals from the United States

Posted: 29 Mar 12 | IT IS very difficult to get a handle on the state of the US economy. |

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Police should seek impartial inquiries

Posted: 23 Mar 12 | THE death of Brazilian student Roberto Laudisio Curti, after having been tasered by police last weekend, is a tragedy. |

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Who is caring for small business?

Posted: 15 Mar 12 | I WAS quite frankly appalled this week to watch some of the mindless banter in the Federal Parliament between the government and the Opposition about who is really “caring for” small business in this country. |

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Mismanagement of our economy

Posted: 10 Mar 12 | THIS week, the Newspoll suggested that the Opposition is strongly preferred in the electorate over the government to manage our economy. |

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Insidious influence of multi-nationals

Posted: 04 Mar 12 | THE recent closure of Magnet Mart in Bowral is yet another example of the insidious influence of the likes of Woolworths (and Coles) on our lives. |

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I feel an election coming on

Posted: 24 Feb 12 | THE ALP leadership has finally come to a head with the surprise resignation of Kevin Rudd as Foreign Minister. This is only stage one of what will be a particularly messy process. |

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Support for Highlands Hospice growing

Posted: 17 Feb 12 | IT IS most pleasing to see the huge community support in activities and fundraising for a community hospice in the Highlands. |

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More job losses ... and more to come

Posted: 10 Feb 12 | ALMOST every day now the media carries a new story of some people being laid off from their job - the auto industry, banks, the closing of the Mortein plant, and so on. |

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Battle lines are drawn - it’s game on!

Posted: 03 Feb 12 | THE Federal political contest resumed in earnest this week, being ignited by the "Tent Embassy" fiasco on Australia Day, fuelled by a couple of poor polls for the Government, and with Gillard and Abbott delivering major speeches. |

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Deciding which words are the master

Posted: 27 Jan 12 | “WHEN I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be the master - that’s all.” |

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