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Sinclair Davidson

August

Rather than simply relying on scare campaigns about children and problem gamblers, the Parliament could and should make a well-informed decision about the consequences of its actions.

Sponsorship money doesn’t grow on trees and less popular sports will lose out

As we saw when tobacco advertising was banned, elite sports had little difficulty is attracting new sponsors, but non-elite ones will struggle.

July

Nuclear power would cost households at least $200 more a year says Rod Sims.

There is a respectable economic argument for nationalised nuclear

The bottom line is that there are sound public choice arguments for the government to build and own nuclear power plants.

January

ABC television’s Utopia: non-market sector productivity is not a joke.

How government became its own drag on productivity

If Anthony Albanese wants to do something about the cost of living, he could start by looking inside his own house first.

April 2023

Philip Lowe’s time as Reserve Bank governor is likely to end in September.

The RBA review had surprising omissions

A report that recommended profound changes lacked any evidence to show it was not a set of solutions in search of a problem.

February 2023

No skills shortage at the RBA: Philip Lowe has a PhD from MIT – literally the academic training ground for central bankers.

In defence of Philip Lowe and the RBA

The populist pile-on against Philip Lowe should really be directed at Canberra. We are now paying the inflation and interest rate price of the borrowing and spending through the pandemic.

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September 2022

Blockchain is merely the tip of the iceberg of the coming digital revolution.

Despite the ‘crypto winter’, the technology is here to stay

Australia needs to look beyond the low token prices and hold a serious inquiry into the global opportunities presented by blockchain and web3.

May 2021

Another bitcoin bear market, but blockchain business here to stay

Elon Musk’s tweets are good theatre, but the main game remains the technology that allows new business models to industrialise trust.

January 2021

Ita Buttrose is chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

The ABC no longer has a purpose, except pleasing itself

The national broadcaster is an icon. But it would work so much better if it were in different hands. The ABC should be privatised.

May 2020

Why JobKeeper cannot be for keeps

The wage subsidy is a temporary solution for a temporary health problem. It has no part to play in getting back our lost prosperity.

March 2020

Jake Gyllenhaal in The Day After Tomorrow. Australians have been watching too many disaster movies at home.

In this peril, remember Australia's success secret

Do not toss out the globalisaton, comparative advantage and liberal government that made this nation strong enough for tests like this one.

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