• negative gearing

    15, May, 2022

    Negative gearing is a unique Australian invention that is blamed for the lack of housing available to purchase. How do we extract ourselves from negative gearing?

    By Published On: 15, May, 20224.2 min read
  • 23, April, 2022

    What balance are we prepared to accept between taxation and overnment-provided social services?

    By Published On: 23, April, 20228.5 min read
  • 2, December, 2021

    Democracy does not mean a government can do what it wants. There are checks and balances. Here, we discuss three constraints on government.

    By Published On: 2, December, 20217.4 min read
  • Building a democracy pyramid

    25, May, 2021

    Is democracy the best form of government and is it likely to be around in a hundred years?

    By Published On: 25, May, 20219.4 min read
  • Australian and US flags

    15, June, 2020

    Gun control is not the only thing Australia can teach the USA. Our electoral system is light years ahead of America.

    By Published On: 15, June, 20208.6 min read
  • Dry pasture in a drought

    8, November, 2019

    We think of farmers' demands for water as fixed and the supply of water as variable. What if we fix the amount of water a farmer receives on an annual basis, and the farmer can plan around that amount?

    By Published On: 8, November, 20197.6 min read
  • infrastructure tunnel

    3, August, 2018

    Projects, particularly infrastructure projects are consistently over budget and over time. Has anyone asked why?

    By Published On: 3, August, 201810.7 min read
  • Government and business relationship

    5, May, 2018

    There is usually a tension between business and government. Is this a good thing?

    By Published On: 5, May, 20187.2 min read
  • Internships

    20, November, 2017

    Do we see ourselves as human resources in our company, or just live assets being written down as the years progress?

    By Published On: 20, November, 20179.6 min read
  • complexity

    20, August, 2017

    As soon as an idea is put forward excited politicians cannot wait to announce it. Stop. It may take years to estimate the cost and time required. It may even turn out not to be viable. Best to do the feasibility study first.

    By Published On: 20, August, 201710.6 min read