UN SCIENCE IS LESS THAN CONCLUSIVE ON WARMING
Is the Garnaut report a fairy story, asks Des Moore.
Newcastle Herald, 11 July 2008

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS NOT NEW, FAIR OR SIMPLE
Labor is moving backwards with IR, writes Des Moore.
Newcastle Herald, 1 July 2008

IS LABOR'S EDUCATION POLICY A 'REVOLUTION
The announcement by the new federal Labor government that it proposes an "education revolution" has received wide attention. Various measures scheduled for implementation are proposed as necessary to lift the standard of education.
ON LINE opinion, 30th April 2008

'ROOT AND BRANCH' TAX REFORM NEEDS DECISIONS NOT A REVIEW
Some quick action on changes to taxation would enhance the Government's image and improve the economy
The Business Age, 24th April 2008

CAN GOVERNMENT BE RESTRAINED?
Making the state small is a huge task.
IPA Review, May 2008

WARMING THEORIES NOT CARVED IN STONE
If the 2020 Summit wants new ideas on climate change, it needs to question the international panel's science.
The Australian, 16th April 2008

RIGID SYSTEM A RECIPE FOR DISASTER
Although Labor may be having second thoughts about some election-time policies, Workplace Relations Minister Gillard maintains her steel-like commitment to implementing gall our election policies on workplace relationsh.
The Australian Financial Review, 2nd April 2008

The Case for Minimal Regulation of the Labour Market
Article published in Economic Analysis and Policy, Journal of the Economic Society of Australia (Queensland) Inc, Vol 38. No. 1, March 2008

HOWARD POLL BRIBES ATTACKED
Election bribes have been blamed for the Howard administration's failure to practise small government says Samantha Maiden
The Australian, 5th December 2007

NO NEED FOR FISCAL POLICY BRAKE
The primary responsibility for controlling inflation lies with the Reserve.
The Australian Financial Review, 20th November 2007

WORKPLACE POLICY IS DEFINING ISSUE
Labor's claim that there is no return to the old wage system is false.
The Age, 13th November 2007

NAMING THE ENEMY
The death of Special Air Service soldier Sergeant Matthew Locke on Thursday in Afghanistan is a terrible reminder that there is rarely such a thing as a war without casualties.
The Australian, 27th October 2007

TIME FOR A RETHINK ON REGULATION
Striking features of the 28th HR Nicholls Society conference last week were the involvement of ex-unionists and the conclusion that a marked reduction in the regulation of employment relationships would be in the interests of businesses and workers.
Australian Financial Review, 17th October 2007

LABOR'S IR VISION: THE CHAOS, THEN REGRESSION
The ALP's new workplace relations plan is not much different from the old one.
Australian Financial Review, 18th September 2007

THE BURNING QUESTION
Australia's troop commitment to the war in Iraq is becoming a major election issue. The Government says our troops should stay, while the Opposition says the troops should be withdrawn. We asked four commentators for their views.
Herald Sun, 13th July 2007

COUNTING THE COST OF CARBON TRADING
Governments should accept responsibility for putting a price on emissions.
The Business Age, 20th April 2007

WINDS OF CLIMATE CHANGE BECALMED
It's not happening, is it? Is anything of substance being done to fight climate change?
The Age, 18th December 2006

UK CLIMATE GURU SET TO WALK OUT
The author of the world's most influential recent report on climate change, Sir Nicholas Stern, is to quit the British Treasury amid rumours of constant tension with Chancellor Gordon Brown.
The Age, 9th December 2006

FRIEDMAN'S FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN
Australian Financial Review, 23rd November 2006,
Former Treasury deputy secretary Des Moore on Milton Friedman's influence

LABOR BLUFF IN CREATING TED KENNETT
The Age, 10th November 2006,
Would Baillieu slash and burn? The inheritance is richer than Kennett's, writes Des Moore

WHEN WILL THE LEVIATHAN FADE AWAY?
Policy, Spring 2006, Centre for Independent Studies
The federal government has failed to curb discretionary spending, argues Des Moore

REAL PICTURE SHOWS THERE'S PLENTY TO DOWNSIZE
Australian Financial Review 29th September 2006
What are public goods? Commonly perceived they are services needing government supply because markets are either unable to offer them (defence and police) or will offer insufficient to ensure community access to spin-off benefits (education, social welfare and environmental protection).

CURING A DISEASE IN HEALTH CARE
Herald Sun 6th September 2006
Opposition health spokeswoman Julia Gillard recently suggested that the next Health Care agreements between federal and state governments from 2009-10 must do more to integrate private hospital services into the provision of publicly funded health care.

PAIN FOR POOR IN MINIMUM WAGE
The Age Business 5th September 2006
Setting a basic wage does more to hinder jobs than create them, writes Des Moore

MORE WORK TO BE DONE IN SUNSHINE STATE
Australian Financial Review 23rd August 2006
Peter Beattie hasn't even started on reform, argues Des Moore.

BORDERING ON FARCE
Courier Mail 15th August 2006
Following today's dumping of proposed tough new immigation laws, The Courier-Mail's Paul Syvret and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute's Des Moore go head to head on the vexed issue.

THERE IS ANOTHER WAY
Private Hospital, the official journal of the Australian Private Hospitals Association
August 2006
Few would argue about the vital role of private hospitals in providing top quality health care throughout Australia - but could this sector do more? In this article, guest columnist, Des Moore suggests that the role of private hospitals should be increased.

PROMOTE AWA BENEFITS
The Australian 23rd June 2006
The Coalition needs to argue the case for workplace reform, writes Des Moore

PARTIES LOSE DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
The Age 14th June 2006
The term 'middle class welfare' is a misonomer, writes Des Moore, when much of that welfare is going to high-income households.

STATES SHOULD EMBRACE REFORM - IT'S IN THEIR INTEREST
Australian Financial Review 25th May 2006
Victoria has taken the lead on private sector infrastructure, writes Des Moore

PRIVATE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
The Courier Mail 18th May 2006
Government should give a greater role to the private sector, writes Des Moore

THE BANANA REPUBLC WARNING 20 YEARS ON
The Age 12th May 2006
Peter Costello seems relatively unconcerned about the current account deficit, writes Des Moore

BUDGET DEMANDS A LEAP OF FAITH
The Age 9 May 2006
The Federal Government needs to pay more than lip services to smaller government and reduced spending, writes Des

URANIUM PROVIDES POWER TO ENGAGE
Australian Financial Review 4 April 2006
Australia needs to work with China - and India, Des Moore writes

URANIUM POLICY FOUNDED IN FANTASY LAND
Courier Mail 1 April 2006
Des Moore argues that the Labor Party's nuclear policy is nonsense.

DISTANCE MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO DEFENCE
Canberra Times 21st March 2006
Australia's security and defence differ, but are connected argues Des Moore.

MISDIAGNOSIS OF THE SYSTEM
Courier Mail 16th December 2005
Commissioner Geoff Davies' report on Queensland's health system criticized the Queensland's method of funding public hospitals, implying it was a major contributor to the system's problems.

BIG SPEND-UP MISSES CHANCE FOR REAl REFORM
Courier Mail 27th October 2005
Des Moore says Peter Beattie's mini-budget is not all that it pretends to be.

CASH INJECTION IS NOT THE ANSWER
Courier Mail 21st October 2005
In a pre mini-budget diversion exercise Premier Beattie has proposed major changes in national health policies which, while economically and socially sensible, would require extensive consideration by other governments says Des Moore and Julie Novak.

AFTER ALL THE FUSS, IT'S WIMPING OUT
The Australian 10th October 2005
These proposals do nowhere near enough to free up the labour market and abolish minimum pay, says Des Moore.

CASH WILL NOT FIX HEALTH ILLS
Courier Mail 7th October 2005
Can Queensland's health crisis be solved with more money? Des Moore and Julie Novak say there is no case for tax increases.

GUTLESS REFORM DASH LIBERAL HOPES
The Age 18th August 2005
Proposed workplace reforms are hardly radical. In fact, Des Moore argues, the opportunity for reform has been lost for want of moral clarity and political courage.

MAKING A MOVE ON HOWARD'S RIGHT SIDE
The Austrlian Financial Review 29th July 2005
Treasurer Peter Costello, Labor backbencher Craig Emerson and economist Des Moore would seem at first blush to be a strange collection of political soulmates writes Laura Tingle

HEY, BIG SPENDER, EVERYTHING'S NOT SO HUNKY DORY
The Public Sector Informant June 2005
The Government has failed to adapt to the improved economic environment and structural changes should be being implemented to a much greater extent.

WHY LABOUR MARKET PLAYERS SHOULD HAVE FREEDOM TO CONTRACT
Australian Economic Review June 2005
The article includes a brief assessment of the economic and social benefits from workplace relations reform that, unfortunately, the Government has not detailed - but perhaps that is because the changes it has outlined are not real reforms.

UMPIRE HITS THE UNEMPLOYED FOR SIX
The Austrlian 13th June 2005
A self-promoting Industrial Relationss Commission, calling itself an independent referee, has been a drag on unemployment

QUESTIONS REMAIN ON PLANNED REFORMS
The Age 31st May 2005
Much has been said on the planned changes to workplace laws, but fine details are still missing

IR REFORM HORSE HAS FALLEN AT THE FIRST HURDLE
The Canberra Times 3oth May 2005
The continuation of extensive regulation indicates the Government has been spooked by Opposition and union scare tactics, says DES MOORE

HOW THE JUDICIARY CONTINUES TO UNDERMINE
LABOUR MARKET DEREGULATION
Australian Bulletin of Labour, Vol.31 No 1, May 2005
National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University, Adelaide.

COALITION'S REFORM GUN MISSES TARGET
Australian Financial Review 27th May 2005
The workplace package is a dud – it doesn’t go far enough, writes Des Moore

AIRC'S HOLY GRAIL
UNDERMINES A FREE LABOUR MARKET
The Age, 22nd May 2005
Believers in grand ideas are certainly not in short supply amongst members of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission or the Federal Court

BIG SPEND CAN NOW END
Australian Financial Review, 3rd May 2005
The federal budget should have one core objective, argues Des Moore

COMMONWEALTH SPENDING (AND TAXES)
CAN BE CUT - AND SHOULD BE
May 2005
A Discussion Paper by Des Moore commissioned by Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

AIRC ARE WRONG ON MINIMUM PAY
Australian Financial Review, 12th April 2005
Former presidential members of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission reject claims they have disregarded employment and price effects of AIRC minimum wage decisions

TWO ARTICLES OF INTEREST
3rd April 2005
I have recently been undertaking some research into the trend in government outlays under the Howard Government and in other OECD countries and I hope that the results of this analysis will be published in the near future ie. before the May Budget. In the course of this research my attention was drawn to "thinking" in the UK by each of the major political parties and to the two articles.

WAGE RULES: PAIN FOR NO GAIN
Australian Financial Review, 15th March 2005
Des Moore argues that the minimum wage simply keeps unskilled and low productivity workers out of a job

ARCHIVES DISTORTION DEMANDS REMEDY
The Australian, 17th Jan 2005
Self-serving speeches at the release of cabinet papers are a disgrace, argues John Stone

DEATH OF SYMBOLIC RECONCILIATION
The Australian, 26th Nov 2004
Michael Long's march to Canberra should be in support of more practical ways of helping indigenous Australians, argues Peter Howson

MEASURED BID FROM GRENADE THROWER
Australian Financial Review, 19th Nov 2004
The arguements for a less regulated system have to be put out in the public arenas and debated because if you make a radical change to a less regulated market, there'll be inevitable protests from the union movement, sections of the ALP and even some businesses who regard the current arrangements as comfortable argues Des Moore. By Michael Short

HOWARD TOLD TO GET TOUGHER ON IR
Australian Financial Review, 16th Nov 2004
A group of prominant Australians has urged the Prime Minister John Howard to consider radical industrial relations reforms far more wide ranging than the government is preparing to introduce when federal parliament reconvenes today. By Marcus Priest

THE 2004 ELECTION AND ABORIGINAL POLICY
Quadrant, Nov 2004
By Peter Howson

WHAT THE PM SHOULD DO: LIFT THE PACE OF REFORM
Australian Financial Review, 16th Oct 2004
It's time for serious Industrial Relations reform, argues Des Moore

RIGHT TO STRIKE SHOULD GO
Australian Financial Review, 12th Oct 2004
It's time for serious Industrial Relations reform, argues Des Moore

NATIONAL REGIME'S A THIN ARGUMENT
Australian Financial Review, 8th October 2004

LABOR'S DECEPTIVE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS POLICY
Canberra Times, 23rd September 2004
Opposition Leader Mark Latham claims the central focus of his industrial relations policy would remain the negotiation of agreements at the enterprise level, with no return to "heavy-handed re-regulation". But, like many of Latham's other policy claims, this explanation is highly deceptive argues Des Moore

ABANDONING ATSIC NOT ENOUGH TO BRING ABOUT NEEDED CHANGE
Canberra Times, 23rd June 2004
Former Aboriginal Affairs minister Peter Howson says welfare is destructive

IRAQ: AMERICA MUST FINISH THE JOB
The Age,17th May 2004
It is fashionable to say the US is failing in Iraq. It is also dangerous nonsense states Des Moore

GO BEYOND ATSIC TO CORE ISSUES
Herald Sun, 3 May 2004
An examination of Mark Latham’s proposal to abolish ATSIC reveals stark underlying differences on Aboriginal policy between the Coalition and Labor says Peter Howson

NOW'S THE TIME FOR A NEW APPROACH TO GIVE ABORIGINES A BETTER DEAL
Canberra Times, 22 April 2004
Indigenous people should be encouraged to be less dependent on welafre and become more self-reliant, says Peter Howson

NOW TO REALLY HELP REMOTE ABORIGINES
The Age, 20 April 2004
Many Aborigines are integrated; those who are not need still more assistance, says Peter Howson

LEARNING AND NONSENSE
Defender, The National Journal of the Australian Defence Association, Autumn 2004
Australia is fortunate in having attracted, and then attracted back, a man Teddy Roosevelt would never have accused, as he did a British Ambassador, of possessing an intelligence ‘of about eight guinea-pig power’.

NO ESCAPE FROM THE TERRORIST WAR
Canberra Times, 23 March 2004
Running and hiding, while an appealing option, is not possible, argues Des Moore

TAIWAN'S DELICATE STATUS QUO THE KEY TO PEACE
Australian Financial Review 19th March 2004
Hopefully this week-end’s elections won’t change the big picture, writes Des Moore

STRIKE FIRST - IT'S ONLY NATURAL
Herald-Sun 11th March 2004
Dr David Kay, former head of the team looking for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, said "If you cannot rely on good, accurate intelligence...you certainly can’t have a policy of pre-emption"...But you can - and should argues Des Moore

WHY THE IRAQ WAR WAS RIGHT
Canberra Times 1st March 2004
Des Moore puts a case for pre-emptive action, citing Britain’s going to war in 1939

NATIONAL INTEREST BEFORE GOOD RELATIONS
Australian Financial Review, 21 January 2004
Critics of foreign policy are informed by a load of shibboleths

FORTRESS OZ OUT OF DATE
Herald Sun, 30 December 2003
Terrorism will remain a serious threat justifying the use of our armed forces, especially in distant lands.

ADF NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO VENTURE FAR AFIELD
Canberra Times, 15 December 2003

WHEN MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE IS HALF THE BATTLE
Australian Financial Review, 29 November 2003

A RELATIONSHIP BORN OF PRAGMATISM AND REASONED JUDGEMENT
The Canberra Times, 22 October 2003
Those who charge Australia with blind devotion to US foreign policy objectives miss two vital points, argues Des Moore

ASTOUNDING ECONOMIC NAIVITY OF JIM CAIRNS
The Australian Financial Review, 21 October 2003

THE DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA IS A GLOBAL ENTERPRISE
The Age, 13 October 2003
Neglecting our wider security will force us to capitulate or to fight on our beaches

CUTS WAY TO GO, ALL IN GOOD TIME
The Australian, 2 October 2003
Yes, income tax should be cut, depending on the next outcome, argues Des Moore

CARBON PLAN IS KYOTO BY ANOTHER NAME
Australian Financial Review, 15 August 2003
There's no point swapping one environmental evil for another.

SOFTLY, SOFTLY APPROACH TO EMISSION-CUTTING
The Canberra Times, 12 August 2003
Carbon trading might have some of Kyoto's benefits without all its disadvantages

A LOWER MINIMUM MEANS MORE JOBS
Australian Financial Review, 6 May 2003

AUSTRALIA MUST NEVER BECOME ASIA'S POODLE
The Age, 14 April 2003
It is wrong to assume Australia panders to the US. It must pander to no one.

AUSTRALIA RIGHTLY SHARES US PEACE AIMS
Canberra Times, 3 April 2003
United States war aims, which we share, are to disarm Saddam of his weapons of mass destruction and to remove him lest he rearm and resume his unacceptable policies, domestic and foreign. But what are US peace aims? Should they also be ours?

WAGING A WAR OF SURPRISES
Herald Sun, 25 March 2003
Before the current Iraq war, reams of expert analyses were published of the possible strategies of Saddam Hussein and the coalition of the willing - the US, the UK and Australia. It now appears most of these analyses have been off-target.

AMERICA'S IDEALISM BENEFITS THE WORLD
Australian Financial Review, 20 March 2003
The US is very powerful, writes Des Moore, but it’s better with its power than a lot of other contenders.

THE LESSONS OF NORTH KOREA
The Age, 10 March 2003
We must take out Saddam now, before he becomes as invulnerable as Kim Jong-il writes Des Moore.

DEFENCE REFINES ITS AIMS
Herald Sun, 27 February 2003
More is implied than spelt out in the Government’s "A Defence Update", issued yesterday by Defence Minister Robert Hill. But all of it is good news, and gives hope of even better writes Des Moore.

SADDAM'S BLUFF LIKELY TO END BY APRIL 1
Canberra Times, 27 January 2003
Failure by weapons inspectors to find a smoking gun does not mean the Iraqi leader is off the hook, writes Des Moore.

ELECTIONS ON JOBS A GOOD WAGER
Australian Financial Review, 22 January 2003
Abandoning minimum wages rates should be a make or break item on the political agenda.

MINIMUM WAGES: EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE EFFECTS,
OR WHY CARD AND KRUEGER WERE WRONG
Australian Bulletin of Labour, September 2002

CHRISTIANS, RISE UP AND DEFEND REALM
The Australian, 24 December 2002
Church leaders should help defend our hard-won heritage against the spread of militant Islam, suggests Peter Howson (assisted by Des Moore).

PUBLIC TRANSPORT WILL REMAIN ON TRACK UNDER PRIVISATION
The Age, 18 December, 2002
State-owned enterprises are uneconomic and at the mercy of unions.

BUSH REALLY MEANS BUSINESS WITH IRAQ
The Australian Financial Review, 11 December 2002
Those in Australia who scout the likelihood of war with Iraq rely on two judgments: that Saddam is sagacious, not foolhardy; and that Bush is bluffing, not war-bent.

PLEASE, LET US REJECT THIS DANGEROUS DEFENCE STRATEGY
The Age, 6 December 2002
Not only is the view of defence analysts Paul Dibb and Hugh White stale: their advice to governments is wrong.

STATES HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKES ON OTHERS
The Canberra Times, 6 December 2002
Far from ‘striking at the heart of international law’ as some have claimed, pre-emption has for centuries been a part of it.

NOW TO STRENGTHEN THE ARMY
The Age, 1 November 2002
Conventional and anti-terrorist warfare demand more troops.

BALI TO IRAQ: TIME TO ACT
Herald Sun, 17 October 2002
The Bali tragedy has led some to urge Australia to forget about Iraq and concentrate on the terrorist threat closer to home. This is bad advice.

BALI TO IRAQ: TIME TO ACT
The Age, 17 October 2002
"Ridding Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction and its regime will almost certainly require military force"

HAS CREAN PUT UNION POWER BEHIND HIM?
The Australian, 10 October 2002
The ALP leader says he’s reduced union influence, yet he won’t denounce the MUA’s
thuggish tactics, argues Des Moore

US RIGHT TO CONSIDER OIL, ISRAEL
Australian Financial Review, 2 October 2002
Des Moore argues there’s a case for the US, aided by its allies, to get rid of Saddam

BUSH ISN'T BACKING DOWN
Canberra Times, 10 September 2002
It is a good thing that the US is prepared to go it alone if necessary, says Des Moore

A HIGH DEGREE OF DOUBLE-TALK
Australian Financial Review, 4 September 2002
Des Moore argues there’s almost fraud in data being used to support the climate change argument

PLUG GENERATION GAP NOW
Australian Financial Review, 12 June 2002
The Intergenerational Report offers the Liberals a chance to espouse smaller government, writes Des Moore

APLOGIES ARE NOT ENOUGH
Australian Financial Review, 5 June 2002
Increased integration of isolated Aboriginal communities could hold the key to reconciliation, writes Peter Howson

WHY WE DID IT HIS WAY
The Australian, 21 May 2002
John Gorton may have been lionised but he was not a good prime minister, maintains Peter Howson

WHY WE DESPERATELY NEED NEW ABORIGINAL POLICIES
The Age, 10th May 2002
We must confront the domestic violence and child abuse crises. Here’s how. By Peter Howson

RAISING LOWER WAGES IS NOT GOOD WELFARE
Australian Financial Review, 9th May 2002
Des Moore disputes the idea that a minimum wage protects the less well-off

SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT BE STANDING BEHIND UMP?
Australian Financial Review, 4th May 2002
Surely desperate diseases require desperate remedies

A RABBIT-PROOF FENCE FULL OF HOLES
The Age, 11th March 2002
The hit movie is based on myth and misunderstanding, according to Peter Howson and Des Moore

CHINA'S AIM IS DOMINANCE
Australian Financial Review, 27th February 2002
Des Moore sees rising tension in Asia as China and the US seek to contain each other’s interests in the regions.

NO NEED TO KEEP OUR DISTANCE
Herald Sun, 22nd February 2002
The visit of US President George Bush to Asia raises once again the question of Australia’s foreign policy priorities.

BEWARE THIS DANGEROUS 'INTELLIGENCE'
The Australian, 21st February 2002
The Office of National Assessments has got it all wrong on US Defence Policy.

BLACK POLICIES HAVE BRED FAILURE
The Australian, 21st Jan 2002
Separatism hasn’t helped Aborigines; it’s time for change, says Peter Howson

THRIVING IN COMPETITION
AFR 16 January 2002
Economic rationalism has proved itself, writes Des Moore, who argues for more of the same

BOAT-PEOPLE FACTS EXPOSE PREACHERS' FOLLY
The Age, 27th Nov 2001
The holier-than-thou pontificators are as impractical as they are morally confused

RIGHT TO WORK IS TRAMPLED
Herald Sun, 22th Nov 2001
The inability of Victorian carpet manufacturer Feltex to maintain peaceful access to its workplaces provides yet another egregious example of the failure to protect businesses from illegal behaviour by unions.

OUR IMMIGRATION POLICY DOES NOT LACK COMPASSION
The Age, 5th Nov 2001
Howard has the right, and the public, on his side in insisting on an orderly refugee intake.

TERRORISM — WHAT STILL NEEDS TO BE SAID
The Age, 8th Oct 2001
So much has been written on the implications of the terrorists’ attack on the US that it may seem redundant to add to the explosion of words. But there are several issues that need much greater clarification and one or two that have yet to be addressed.

WORKPLACE IS NO PLACE FOR JUDICIAL INTERFERENCE
The Australian 4 October 2001
A recent Federal Court Decision underlines the case for more industrial relations reforms

IR RULINGS IN DIRE NEED OF OBJECTIVITY
Australian Financial Review, September 5, 2001.

COURTS NO PLACE FOR PAY FIGHTS
The Herald Sun, September 4, 2001.

RURAL LIFE WAS NEVER BETTER
By Michael Moore - Australain Financial Review, August 29, 2001.

REITH'S DEPARTURE IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN
Australain Financial Review, July 3, 2001.

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE BENNELONG SOCIETY
The major shift in the debate over the policy that should be adopted towards relations between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians is reflected in the creation of the Bennelong Society, chaired by former Aboriginal Affairs Minister Senator John Herron and including two Aborigines amongst its board members. The Society has been named after Sydney Aborigine Bennelong who developed friendly relations with Governor Philip almost from the start of Australian settlement in 1788.
The Age, June 7, 2001.

UK POLICY INNOVATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS EDUCATION
The likely re-election of Prime Minister Tony Blair on June 19 highlights the important innovations he recently announced in UK public education policy. These innovations assume added relevance given they are similar to the Kennett Government policy. Indeed, the whisper is the UK Minister for Education had researched the Kennett Government reforms.
May 1, 2001.

A WORRYING DECISION, MR TREASURER
Investment data expose scaremongering about selling off the farm as populist nonsense. By DES MOORE
The Age, April25, 2001.

A scourge to workplace relations
Judicial intervention in industrial relations is deterring employment and wasting resources, argues DES MOORE.
Canberra Times, 3 April, 2001.

Academia's sorry obsession
Manne et al would help Aborigines more by looking at the present, not the past says PETER HOWSON
The Age, 3 April, 2001.

All states should be Jeffed
Some people talk of Victoria having been jeffed, meaning ravaged, says DES MOORE. The Reality is the state did well under the Kennett government, he argues.
Herald Sun, 7 March, 2001.

'Racists' tag is futile
Separate development won’t help outback Aborigines — and cries of racism won’t help reconciliation, argues PETER HOWSON
Herald Sun, 20 February, 2001.

Sorry plight masks real problem
Aboriginal children are still being removed, and for good reasons says PETER HOWSON
The Australian, 27 February, 2001.

A treaty is not the way forward
Instead of debates over treaties, the important thing is to change outdated policies that are antipathetic to long-run Aboriginal interest, says PETER HOWSON.
Canberra Times, 11th Jan, 2001.

Arbitration and the task ahead
The highly interventionist arrangements of our industrial relations system have served Australia poorly since the 1900s.
AFR January 9 2001.

Why The American Alliance Is Important
Contrary to assertions by Malcolm Fraser, Australia's alliance with United States is in our national interest and can play an important role in any crisis.

Victorian Industrial Relations - The Hidden Agenda
The Bracks government's legislation to regulate employment is not "fair" and risks imposing regulations on employers that will deter employment in Victoria.

Welfare Reform or Dodging The Main Issues?
The welfare changes announced by Minister Jocelyn Newman do not tackle in any substantive way the steadily increasing generosity of elegibility for benefits. Unless that is done, and unless there is deregulation of the labour market, it will be difficult to permanently reduce welfare roles and move people into substained employment.

There is No Stolen Generation. There is Separatism
Justice O'Loughlin's rejection of claims by two part-Aborigines for compensation from the Commonwealth for maltreatment in the Northern Territory, with the unchallenged evidence presented by the Commonwealth, show there was no policy of forceable removal of part-Aboriginal children. The focus must now be on improved policies to help Aborigines who remain within their traditional communities.

A Failure of Leadership
Victorian police failed to enforce the law in dealing with protesters at the World Economic Forum who used illegal force and who infringed others' rights.

Globalisation Helps Rich and Poor Alike
Protesters threatening to prevent discussions at the World Economic Forum are against freer market and globalisation policies even though such policies have encouraged economic growth without increasing inequality.

Australia’s External Debt Crisis is a Myth
The depreciation of the $A should be assessed against the trade weighted index, not the $US. Further, basic improvements in economic policies make absurd any suggestion the depreciation will cause another external debt crisis.

An Alternative to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission
Australian Bulletin of Labour (June 2000)

Reconciliation - The Need for a New Vision
by Peter Howson (May 2000)

Why There Should Be No Apology
by Peter Howson (6 May 2000)

Why the Reconciliation Process is Deeply Flawed
by Peter Howson

Wages threat to economic stability
6 June 2000. The rejection of the government's legislative proposals to deal with unions threat to mount a wage campaign threatens economic stability and the government's right to govern.

Reconciliation - A New Approach is Needed
(29/5/00) by Peter Howson Aboriginal leaders should accept the Prime Minister's document on reconciliation and should acknowledge the need to encourage those in traditional communities to become more closely involved in the wider community.

An Olympian effort, but the numbers are all Greek
24th May 2000. The NSW budget is Olympian in the level of spending and taxation.

Why Australia Can Run an Independent Monetary Policy (22/5/00) While monetary and fiscal policies remain responsible, Australia should not have to follow US in raising interest rates.

The 36 -hour war (5/4/00) The Union campaign for the 36 hour week is a disguised claim for higher rates of pay thathe will add to costs and deter employment

The Falsehoods Behind The Union Offensive (18/2/00) The ACTU is masterminding a campaign against enterprise and individual bargaining by a falsely based case that argues the need for regulation to improve job security and reduce casual jobs.

September Accounts Confirm Slow-Down - And No Inflation Threat (21/12/99) The Spetember quarter GDP and inflation figures do not suggest faster growing demand or inflationary pressures that will require increased interest rates.

Oh what a marvellous mirage! (16/12/99) Explains why Australia's unemployment rate has not really improved.

Workplace Reform - A New Approach (9/12/99) Deregulating the workplace needn't hurt low-income earners.

Sunday Age Debate (28/11/99) Arguments for and against abolishing the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.

More Police? The Numbers Don't Add Up. (21/10/99) Victoria does not need any substantial increase in police numbers, but it does need to change constraints in implementing the law placed by central command on police officers.

The Reform Song Remains the Same (27/9/99) Points out that suggestions that the Victorian Election Result will prevent further reform need to take account of several factors including Victoria's high taxes and the need to improve competitiveness.

Reforms to Victoria's Education System (8/9/99) Under the Kennett government, productivity has been increased by raising average class sizes and average school sizes to the average in other states. There has also been some decentralisation of control but truly self-governing schools need to be established.

Victorian Police - The Real Problem (8/9/99) Two major recent failures of Victorian policing policy reflect deficient central command policies rather than shortages of police.

One quarter's figures a trend doth not make (6/9/99) Is the June quarter seasonally adjusted increase of only 0.2 per cent in GDP the start of the much anticipated slow-down or simply a pause in the strong growth of recent years?

Monetary Policy: Is it really worth it? (12/8/99) Increasing difficulties of predicting inflation raise questions about the role of monetary policy.

Queensland Takes A Backward Step (9/6/99) The substantial increase in regulation of employer/employee reations proposed in changes to Queenslands Industrial Relations legislation run counter to the new paradigm in economics and will discourage investment and employment.

Plans for low-income earners not perfect (2/6/99) There are many problems with the proposal by the five economists to reduce unemployment by suspending "safety net" wage rises for four years while compensating low wage earners in low income households for loss of earnings through tax credits. If tax credits are to be introduced, why not do it as part of a deregulation "package"? (For a response to this article, see "Trade-off gives credit to those who just want to work")

Crowds run riot as police find the force is not with them (7/5/99). Over recent weeks controversy has erupted in several States over police failure to control crowds and gangs and adequately protect the legitimate interests of those being subjected to protests. These failures follow the generally poor performance of police in handling last year's waterfront dispute.

The Police Numbers Game (20/4/99). Contrary to media stories and Labor's statements, the Victorian government is providing a police service above the average standard and above NSW levels.

Head to Head: Should the government privatise caravan parks? (14/4/99). Opposition Environment Spokesperson, Sherryl Garbutt argues against privatisation of caravan parks but Des Moore argues this is a classic example of why it is needed!

Why police now use only "minimal" force (10/4/99). Discusses police claims that they are now using minimal force because of fears that they will be subject to civil damages claims. Argues that the Government needs to take action to ensure that police will act to protect the rights of those threatened by crowds/pickets, etc.

Face up to this mob (Herald Sun,   29/3/99). Suggests that Jabiluka Action Group may have been captured by Socialist Alternative, a Trotskyist outfit and discusses Victorian policing policy

US style deregulation — no worries! (The Australian Financial Review,   10/2/99). Many analysts of Australia's high unemployment point to the greater income inequality and perceived high proportion of 'working poor' in the US as reasons for rejecting labour market deregulation here. Some also dismiss US success: "the jobs are low paid, insecure and long hours"........

The case for further deregulation of the labour market (The Australian Financial Review,  27/11/98).