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Chairman and Managing Director of GM Holden, Mike Devereux, has confirmed the company will cease making cars here by 2017. Julian Smith/AAP

Holden to cease making cars in Australia by 2017: experts react

Paul Gollan, Macquarie University; Hamza Bendemra, Australian National University; Henry Ergas, University of Wollongong; Liz van Acker, Griffith University; Nick Economou, Monash University, and Phillip Toner, University of Sydney

General Motors Holden has confirmed speculation it will withdraw from car production in Australia by the end of 2017. The announcement by Holden comes after days of sustained public speculation and calls…
Would Australia’s automotive industry survive without government assistance?

Australia’s handout‑addicted car industry needs some tough love

Henry Ergas, University of Wollongong

The Federal Government will contribute millions of dollars to Australian car manufacturers Holden and Ford in an effort to keep Australia’s automotive sector afloat. The government will add $34 million…
Planting the idea: Opposition Leader Tony Abbott opposes a carbon tax. AAP Image/Julian Smith

Australia should delay a carbon tax until the rest of the world acts

Henry Ergas, University of Wollongong

The big question about the carbon tax is not whether it’s a good or a bad idea in theory. The major issue is whether it makes sense for Australia to implement it at a time of great uncertainty, both in…

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