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National
A taxpayer view of the economy
Mike Bolan In our latest work at ABA we’re looking at the economy from a taxpayer perspective which contrasts with the government...
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Environment
Tasmanians’ $30m gift to the pulp mill
Mike Bolan For whatever reason, the pulp mill has been the almost sole focus of the state government for years. Going by...
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Politics
Forwards into the past?
Mike Bolan OUR systems of government and finance are unsustainable. We’re sinking into uaffordable debt, losing our competitive edge and putting too...
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Politics
Washing hands of responsibility
Mike Bolan SOME time ago, in the dark Lennon period, I wrote a piece about taking personal responsibility. ( Here ). The...
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Environment
Milne 1, Rudd 0
Mike Bolan Update, of Why not just reduce emissions? The entire climate situation is far too complex to be corrected with a...
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Environment
Rudd, Scottsdale and Gunns
Mike Bolan I WAS RECENTLY privileged to be present during ‘high level’ discussions between all 3 levels of government and local community...
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Environment
Inconsistent signals
Mike Bolan Could the federal government be fixated on policy to the exclusion of all else. It’s as if we’re lying on...
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Environment
The map is not the territory
Mike Bolan It behoves us to be extremely careful about such matters as errors can literally kill us, particularly when whole governments...
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National
Are YOU fit to govern?
Mike Bolan Preamble. We are on a huge ball of rock hurtling through space at thousands of miles an hour, being bombarded...
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National
Clayton’s democracy
Mike Bolan From an systems perspective it appears that Australian governments cannot run reliable and productive services, they have little commitment to...
