Peter Martin, “economics correspondent for Australia’s two leading newspapers”, has the Henry Review in his possession. Well he either has the Henry Review, or he has pretended to have the Henry Review.
The final report of the Henry Review, with the government since December, is 10 centremetres thick printed on A-4 paper. It’ll look neater when it is bound and printed.
The question is ‘What are the terms of the embargo?’. Clearly the government is not going to release it anytime soon. Is the embargo indefinite? If not, I would expect “Australia’s two leading newspapers” to publish the Henry Review in total. It is a matter of national interest, and paid for by the taxpayer.
Is this the Henry review? (click on docs at foot of page)
rog
5 Mar 10 at 10:31 pm
No. They are discussion papers that the Henry Review has released.
Sinclair Davidson
6 Mar 10 at 7:11 am
I wonder how long it will take for a copy to fall off the back of a truck? There must be quite a few in Canberra.
ken n
7 Mar 10 at 3:01 pm
No point in even bothering , Ken. It will be the same old swill. Raise taxes on the most capital intensive, efficient firms in the country, attempt to get everyone off the road ala Soviet Union 30 years ago and raise consumption tax to pay for new ALP follies dressed up as generational bridging.
The in a para is what Ken and mother Henry have proposed.
We really don’t need the wombat whisperer’s proposal to know what he’s advising in advance.
JC
7 Mar 10 at 4:07 pm
Old Harry raising an issue at his blog that everyone is talking about these days.
Labioplasty
JC
7 Mar 10 at 4:17 pm
First Henson’s “art”, now labioplasty.
Harry also bravely hops into Christianity. This is a bloke who fears bovine flatulence.
C.L.
7 Mar 10 at 4:50 pm
Putting things in that perspective it certainly appears odd and that’s understating it.
Bash the Christians, support Hansen’s artist mastery and promote him as the Michelangelo of the 21st century, discuss labioplasty and fear cow farts.
All in a days work.
Our “Norman” is a really busy thinker these days… a veritable thinking workaholic.
JC
7 Mar 10 at 5:11 pm
OOps I’m really sorry. Meant for this to be on the open thread.
JC
7 Mar 10 at 5:14 pm