September
- Opinion
- Supermarkets
Supermarket pile-on is going to cause real harm
If the supermarkets are guilty, then throw the book at them. But it’s populist politics that is really at work here.
August
- Opinion
- Aviation
It wasn’t Sydney landing slots that sent Rex into a spin
Rod Sims and other critics of government aviation policy should analyse the facts before obsessing over slot-hoarding.
May
- Opinion
- Competition
Consulting firm fixes are impractical and an overreach
More importantly, they are not necessary to correct a deficiency in the regulation of delinquent behaviour, says the former ACCC chairman.
January 2023
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Chalmers’ essay upends Friedman’s thesis
The treasurer is proposing a model of capitalism underpinned by social values that are being increasingly demanded of governments and business by the community.
August 2021
- Opinion
- Mergers & acquisitions
It’s the ACCC that’s flawed, not the merger laws
The regulator wants to shift the burden of proof because it is losing too many cases. It should put its own house in order first.
September 2019
- Opinion
- Aviation
An umpire is needed to end the airports' monopoly game
The Productivity Commission's frustrating advice is to just take airports to an expensive court case. The flying public needs better than that, writes Graeme Samuel.