John Daley and Brendan Coates ("MYEFO will show Peter Costello's grayfare weighing down our budget", December 19) outline the case for further changes in benefits for senior Australians as part of fixing the "structural" deficit of the Commonwealth. However they overlook problems created by the recent reform of taxing superannuation of current retirees.
A downgrade of Australia's AAA credit rating can be avoided with one fairly simple action: Have Medicare only fund medical interventions that have been shown to work. This could save up to $50 billion per year or a third of Australia's annual health expenditure and quickly bring the budget back into surplus.
While the federal government is constantly promoting STEM education, innovation and similar notions, it is incomprehensible that the University of NSW should have announced the closure of its world-leading Naval Architecture program.
Geo-blocking, geo-pricing and time-blocking are collusive and encourage piracy. ACCC chairman Rod Sims should explain why these practices are not subject to investigation by his agency.
Why is the government so obsessed with keeping the AAA credit rating? That the US can borrow more cheaply than Australia and yet doesn't have a AAA goes completely against the mechanics of risk/reward.
Conservative politicians around the world believe the solution to every economic problem is a tax cut for rich folk. The latest manifestatio...
Giving the corporate watchdog powers to intervene or ban the sale of unsuitable financial products could, if robustly implemented, nip some ...
Surely Malcolm Turnbull must clarify what energy policy he is going to pursue. That is essential now that US President-elect Donald Trump ha...
In "So did Brandis run dead on $300million in tax?" (December 2), Laura Tingle reports that what is at play is: "A government's responsibili...
A company tax cut would mean that all companies would get a tax break regardless of their contribution to Australia in terms of jobs growth.
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