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Who should pay for maternity leave – employers, unions or taxpayers?
April 14, 2008The Age

Elizabeth Broderick, Sharan Burrow and Heather Ridout have come together to argue in favour of...

Add State Tax Reform to COAG’s agenda
Robert CarlingApril 8, 2008The Australian Financial Review

Judging from what has so far been revealed of Kevin Rudd’s vision of cooperative federalism,...

The RBA is at another arm’s length, but what about transparency.
Stephen KirchnerMarch 27, 2008The Age

One of the Rudd Government's first acts in office was to announce a "new era...

Beware Canberra’s power bid
Robert CarlingMarch 26, 2008The Australian

Today's Council of Australian Governments meeting is the latest step in the Rudd Government's drive...

Throwing the baby bonus out with the bathwater
Peter SaundersMarch 25, 2008ABC News Online

The baby bonus was introduced by John Howard in 2004 to replace the maternity allowance....

Laugh or cry – you’ve lost your subsidy Queensland
Robert CarlingMarch 11, 2008Online Opinion

The supercharged Queensland economy passed another milestone this week, although it’s one that Queenslanders may...

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