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The resources tax: back to the future?

Richard Heaney, The University of Western Australia

Even as debate rages on how the Federal Government will legislate the Minerals Resource Rent Tax, it seems that as so often happens in politics, what is old is new again. Almost 23 years ago, off-shore…

The demise of Borders’ parent, REDgroup Retail means bookshops will close. doortoriver/flickr

What really went wrong for Borders and Angus & Robertson

Kwanghui Lim, Melbourne Business School

REDgroup Retail accounted for 20% of Australia’s $1.6B book market and in another life, might have been Australia’s version of the Amazon success story. Instead, last month the parent of Borders and Angus…

Attempts to privatise NSW’s power have caused major public concern. AAP

State of NSW: Weighing the cost of the privatisation of power

Sharon Beder, University of Wollongong

Successive governments in NSW, of both political persuasions, have tried to privatise electricity despite strong and consistent citizen opposition. Citizen opposition is based on the desire to maintain…