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Category Archives: State Politics
Victorian government defies Victoria Police
The Herald Sun again: LABOR MPs who used taxpayers’ money to part-pay for election campaign staff are refusing to co-operate with the police investigation into the rort. … But a Labor figure last night confirmed that MPs and former members … Continue reading
Daniel – you have one job: Protect life, limb, and property.
I’m happy to accept that the optimal level of crime is not zero. I’m also happy to accept that we can’t live zero-risk lives. Furthermore there is a price to be paid for living with a very large number of … Continue reading
How’s That Landslide Going?
While everyone in the mainstream media was falling over themselves to congratulate WA Labor on its landslide election victory, TMR noticed that things weren’t quite going to plan in the upper house: The media’s ‘analysis’ of WA Labor’s victory in … Continue reading
Posted in State Politics
Tagged 2017 WA Election, Aaron Stonehouse, Bad Journalism, Dylan Caporn
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Guest Post: Paul Farmer Scrap the GST formula
The Commonwealth Grants Commission should scrap the current formula of redistribution for the GST as it destructive to a long term successful Federal system. It is not only perverse that WA isn’t getting its per capita share but it is … Continue reading
Posted in State Politics, Taxation
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Greedy politician comes undone
Last September, as his proposed $5 per tonne iron ore tax enjoyed healthy popular support, a confident WA Nationals leader Brendon Grylls sat down with representatives from the big end of the mining sector and told them he was ready … Continue reading
Posted in Mining Tax, State Politics
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Ruining Melbourne
I’ve been meaning to write this since before Christmas but now on the way back from Copenhagen I think of it as more urgent than ever yet feel a despondency about whether anything can be done to head off this … Continue reading
Posted in State Politics
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From the NSW Hansard: Peter Phelps on greyhound racing
The Hon. Dr PETER PHELPS (17:43): When we arrive in this place as parliamentarians we always hope that we will be able to promote good policy which is also good politics. Occasionally we have to promote good policy which is … Continue reading
Posted in State Politics, Take Nanny down
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David Leyonhjelm guest post. Privatise hospitals
Imagine if a libertarian like me had his way with health policy and nobody died. It would be a disaster. Not for the public, but for the thousands of public servants and lobbyists who would be out of a job. … Continue reading