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Brisbane Times

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Why Australian tax reform is doomed to fail

Ken Henry has issued another call this week for government to pick up the long-abandoned tax reform agenda and run with it. $0/ (min cost $0) Login...

05.04.2024 7

The Examiner

Simon Cowan

Why Australian tax reform is doomed to fail

Ken Henry has issued another call this week for government to pick up the long-abandoned tax reform agenda and run with it. $0/ (min cost $0) Login...

05.04.2024 7

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

Religious freedom is not an absolute right

22.03.2024 10

The Examiner

Simon Cowan

Religious freedom is not an absolute right

22.03.2024 7

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

Labor's $250m paid parental leave plan is not so super

The government has committed more than $250 million to expanding paid parental leave. This is on top of the $600 million plus expansion of the scheme...

08.03.2024 10

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

Labor's $250m paid parental leave plan is not so super

The government has committed more than $250 million to expanding paid parental leave. This is on top of the $600 million plus expansion of the scheme...

08.03.2024 10

The Examiner

Simon Cowan

The govt clearly doesn't understand the consequences of its actions

Despite strenuous protests from the business community, it is hardly surprising that Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke's economically-damaging...

23.02.2024 6

The Examiner

Simon Cowan

The govt clearly doesn't understand the consequences of its actions

Despite strenuous protests from the business community, it is hardly surprising that Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke's economically-damaging...

23.02.2024 6

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

Labor's tax backflip all the easier against an opposition with no spine

This week's news the Coalition will meekly roll over and accept Labor's massacre of the stage three tax cuts shows yet again how weak their commitment...

09.02.2024 7

The Examiner

Simon Cowan

Labor's tax backflip all the easier against an opposition with no spine

This week's news the Coalition will meekly roll over and accept Labor's massacre of the stage three tax cuts shows yet again how weak their commitment...

09.02.2024 7

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

Labor has gone a long way towards shredding its credibility

It was said of a particularly runout-prone cricketer that his first call for a run was not a statement of intent but merely an offer to open...

29.01.2024 8

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

Don't worry, the supermarkets have not been taken over by woke activists

Woolworths Group has announced it will not stock Australia Day merchandise ahead of January 26, with a spokesperson claiming there had been "a gradual...

12.01.2024 5

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

The political winners and losers of 2023

Once again it is the time of year to crown those whose success warrants acknowledgement as one of this year's winners. Unfortunately some, despite...

29.12.2023 9

The Examiner

Simon Cowan

The political winners and losers of 2023

Once again it is the time of year to crown those whose success warrants acknowledgement as one of this year's winners. Unfortunately some, despite...

29.12.2023 7

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

National cabinet's zero-sum game is hurting Australia

While the name has changed over the decades from Premiers Conference to COAG to national cabinet, the game remains the same. Whatever the name, these...

15.12.2023 10

The Examiner

Simon Cowan

National cabinet's zero-sum game is hurting Australia

While the name has changed over the decades from Premiers Conference to COAG to national cabinet, the game remains the same. Whatever the name, these...

15.12.2023 10

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

How heritage protection is cutting down new development

More and more people are realising the only meaningful solution to our housing affordability crisis is to unlock the barriers that prevent housing...

01.12.2023 7

The Examiner

Simon Cowan

How heritage protection is cutting down new development

More and more people are realising the only meaningful solution to our housing affordability crisis is to unlock the barriers that prevent housing...

01.12.2023 6

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

Superannuation is pointless if it isn't boosting living standards

The government seems to be moving closer to a policy of using superannuation savings to partially pay for the forthcoming massive increase in aged...

17.11.2023 10

The Examiner

Simon Cowan

Superannuation is pointless if it isn't boosting living standards

The government seems to be moving closer to a policy of using superannuation savings to partially pay for the forthcoming massive increase in aged...

17.11.2023 9

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

Media focus has been on the politics of the Voice. There are bigger takeaways beyond that

In the wake of the Indigenous Voice referendum failure, much has been written about why the "no" case prevailed, how the "yes" camp lost and what...

20.10.2023 10

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

Where is the Voice for taxpayers?

Regardless of whether you think the Voice has any merit, there is surely some merit in the idea that government needs to listen to those impacted by...

06.10.2023 10

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

Why we should welcome migrant workers

For a nation with such a high percentage of migrants, Australia's relationship with migration remains very fraught. Of course, we don't have to go too...

22.09.2023 5

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

Degrowth approach would be a disaster

Despite continued optimism from the government, and the lowest unemployment level in half a century, economic times are tough in Australia....

08.09.2023 7

The Examiner

Simon Cowan

Degrowth approach would be a disaster

Despite continued optimism from the government, and the lowest unemployment level in half a century, economic times are tough in Australia....

08.09.2023 6

Canberra Times

Simon Cowan

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