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Professor, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney

Joe Hockey’s “budget crisis” overlooks our real economic possibilities. Julian Smith/AAP

May 12, 2014

Joe Hockey’s retirement pitch overlooks a world of abundance

Michael Rafferty, University of Sydney and Dick Bryan, University of Sydney

In recent weeks, Joe Hockey has been floating the idea that in an “age of personal responsibility”, and in the context of a budget “crisis”, people will have to work longer before they receive the age…

Given its parlous financial state, Queensland is within its rights to increase mining royalties. But why frame it as a surplus profits tax? AAP

September 13, 2012

Queensland coal: an accounting black hole

Dick Bryan, University of Sydney

The Queensland Government has decided to raise coal mining royalties. Seems reasonable, doesn’t it? A review of Queensland Pty Ltd by Peter Costello revealed a precarious balance sheet. Time to get things…

Will Andrew Forrest succeed in his push to change the mining tax? Others have succeeded in the past. AAP

June 15, 2011

Twiggy’s sticking to his MRRT story, so it’s time for a miner history lesson

Dick Bryan, University of Sydney

Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest’s visit to Canberra earlier this week didn’t prove particularly effective in swaying the government on its freshly drafted mineral resources rent tax (MRRT) legislation. But the…

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