• Government Spending

Governments spend taxpayers’ money on a wide range of programmes from education to defence and from welfare to infrastructure. Yet there can be too much of a good thing, and some government spending is just wasteful. How can we ensure that taxpayers are getting value for money?

Gorillas In The Mist. How government obscures its spending
Gene TunnyNovember 21, 2024PP59

Executive Summary Government overreach: The federal government’s planned $78 billion of off-budget measures over the...

Government spending needs reform before taxes
Robert CarlingSeptember 18, 2024SPECTATOR

I would like a dollar for every time I’ve read how much the Australian economy...

Hammer nails
Facts are smashing the government, not the RBA
Simon Cowan, Robert CarlingSeptember 7, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

The government’s low-key campaign to influence RBA decisions on interest rates flared into open conflict...

scales
Government spending and inflation
Robert CarlingSeptember 4, 2024PP58
That government expenditure in Australia has grown apace in recent years is well-known. The growth...
There are two ways to lift our living standards. Coasting isn’t one of them
Simon CowanAugust 26, 2024CANBERRA TIMES
News this week that the iron ore price has fallen to the lowest level in...
Just how independent is the Reserve Bank?
Simon CowanAugust 12, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

It will be interesting to see whether the RBA’s paralysis will be successful in taming...

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