Labor's bad smoking habit
Anti-smoking measures are doing their job – so don't rely on taxing tobacco
Road to White House looks wide open
Thumped Trump and lacklustre Clinton means all things are possible.
Monetary alchemy carries a big risk
Money printing and negative interest rates in some economies will make it more difficult for nations with a robust domestic economy to tighten up.
Baird proposal a step forward
Mike Baird's revamped tax reform package highlights the value of political leaders who take the policy debate seriously.
Commission will fight lawbreaking
Legislation to re-establish the construction industry watchdog, the Australian Building and Construction Commission, should be supported by the Senate crossbenchers.
Tax reform versus tax and spend
While the government might lack urgency, what is Labor's answer? Depressingly, it seems to be to raise taxes and spend it all.
A great story for world's investors
The mining boom has left us stronger – and we know how to fix our weaknesses.
Labor's reform graveyard
A party bereft of policy innovation spends its time fighting over factional spoils.
Take tax cuts to the next election
The government has encouraged tax debate. Now it has to be bold enough to put tax cuts on the table.
The right republic, not any republic
We have to get the republic debate right this time.
