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Islam In Australia
Transcript of the presentation to the Probus Society spelling out the realities that must be faced if we are to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks within Australia.
Des Moore 23 February 2010
Why No Dangerous Rise in Temperatures Threatens
Transcript of the presentation to the Queensland Economic Society on the changing perspective on climate change as the scientific 'consensus' is re-examined
Des Moore 17 February 2010
Global Warming and Uncertainty –
What is the appropriate response?
In this presentation Des Moore argues, based on a national interest test, that the uncertainties about mainstream climate science and the extent of dissent are so large that they rule out any application of the so-called precautionary principle. He also argues that even if it were accepted that temperatures will increase over time, the large uncertainties about the timing and extent of the alleged mitigating action said to be needed suggests that no case exists for governments to start a comprehensive program now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Address to the Economic Society in Melbourne 2 October 2009
Karoly - Finding the Fingerprints
Note on File, 21 August 2009
In this document Des Moore reflects on the style, attitude and substance of David Karoly as presonally experienced during his public lecture at Melbournce University titled "Distinguishing the Causes of Climate Change" delivered on August 21.
Some Observations on Government Policies,
including on Global Warming & Defence
The Liberal Party has many opportunities to pursue the objectives for which it is supposed to stand and to differentiate itself from the Labor Party. Des Moore is concerned that, even though appropriate policies may be consistent with liberal beliefs, there seems to be a fear within the Liberal party that too much differentiation is politically risky. He submits that fear is something to be overcome, not to succumb to.
Address to the Portsea Liberal Party, 25 May 2009
Global Warming: Who Are The Scaredy Cats?
Some say we live in “interesting times”: my feeling is they are fearful rather than interesting because of the danger that major governments could act on another scare started by some scientists who have persuaded ministers on both sides of politics that their doom-laden analysis is correct. I say “another” because a long record already exists of scientists starting false scares and persuading politicians to intervene. But more of that record shortly...
Des Moore compares the scientific evidence with the scaremongering prevalent in the Climate Change debate.
Address to the Probus Heroes Club, 24 February 2009
Global Warming – Is it Really a Threat?
This address examined various arguments and claims made in support of the thesis that increasing human activity is the principal cause of increased global temperatures and that urgent government action needs to be taken to reduce (in particular) CO2 emissions. It concluded that the case has not been made and that many scientists now reject the thesis or do not accept it as providing a basis for such action. It notes that the essence of the thesis - that the increasing CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere lead inevitably to damaging increases in temperatures - is contrary to analysis showing that warming effects from increasing concentrations diminish progressively and are now very small. This analysis is generally accepted by scientists and also in the reports of the Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change.
Luncheon address to the Australia Club, 22 July 2008
WHAT IS THE GREATEST THREAT - GLOBAL WARMING OR TERRORISM?
Address to U3A, Batemans Bay, 17th May 2008
THE CASE FOR MINIMAL REGULATION
OF THE LABOUR MARKET
Address to U3A Stonnington Centre, Melbourne, 17th March 2008
The Howard Government discovered, the long history of regulation of wages and employment conditions in Australia has made it particularly difficult to move away from detailed government regulation.
THE LIBERAL PARTY - WHERE TO NOW?
Address to Australian Liberal Students Federation Conference, 9th December 2007
A WORLD AT WORK: CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKPLACES
Address to Industrial Relations Society of Victoria Annual Convention, 28th September 2007
I agree that legislation should be torn up but not for the reasons advanced by the Opposition. I believe WorkChoices is not the flexible, simple and fair system that the Government has claimed it to be.
WHAT IS THE GREATEST THREAT -
GLOBAL WARMING OR TERRORISM?
Address to U3A Stonnington Centre, Melbourne, 14th August 2007
My first question is - how seriously should we take the recent surge - explosion might be a better word - of dire warnings of perceived threats from rising temperatures?
HOW BIG CAN GLOBAL CARBON MARKETS GET?
Address to APEC Annual Conference of APEC Centres, Melbourne, 19th April 2007
I begin with a disclaimer. My disclaimer is the same as Nicholas Stern's when last month he addressed the National Press Club in Canberra. Stern then declared he was not a scientist but then proceeded not only to accept the so-called consensus but to use it to call for urgent policy action globally to reduce CO2 emissions.
WHAT IS THE GREATEST THREAT - GLOBAL
WARMING OR TERRORISM?
Address to Canterbury Rotary Club, 19th March 2007
SOME CHALLENGES NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY THE LIBERAL PARTY
Address to ALSF 2006 Activist Conference, 2nd December 2006
OVERSEAS DEBT
Address by Des Moore, Stonnington U3A Group, 19 June 2006.
A NEW VISION FOR QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENTS
Address by Des Moore, Commerce Queesnland function, 4 May 2006.
At the Council of Australian Governments all the StatemLabor Premiers (and their Territory colleagues) agreed with the Liberal Prime Minister on a national economic reform agenda designed to improve health and education outcomes, to increase competition in the energy, transport and ports markets and to reduce the regulatory burden on businesses. So reform is supposedly in the air at all levels of government and the emphasis is on increasing competition.
"WORK CHOICES" (sic) LESS FLEXIBLE, MORE COMPLICATED AND STILL UNFAIR? A FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MARKET "BALANCES" BARGAINING POWER
Address by Des Moore, at the ALSF Conference 3 December 2005.
The claim by the Minister for Employment Relations in his second reading speech that the Government has moved "Australia towards a flexible,
simple and fair system of workplace relations laws" is simply laughable.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Address by Des Moore, at a breakfast function hosted by Robert Clark, Shadow Treasurer, Victoria, 29 July 2005.
From what we know of the Government's proposed changes in workplace relations they are a serious disappointment and will offer only a limited increase in the flexibility in relations between employers and employees that Australia sorely needs.
WHY THE AYATOLLAHS ARE COMING
Presentation to the HR NICHOLLS SOCIETY XXVI CONFERENCE in Melbourne, 18 - 19 March 2005.
Free market ayatollahs are mounting a serious attack on the high priests of social justice because of the wrong prescriptions those priests have been doling out to the labour market; and because their sermons reveal them to be so seriously out of touch with the needs of modern society that their religion clearly needs purging.
AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN POLICY
Talk at Taylors Lake Secondary College, 31 August 2004
OVERMIGHTY JUDGES - 100 YEARS OF HOLY GRAIL IS ENOUGH
Presentation to the HR NICHOLLS SOCIETY XXV CONFERENCE in Melbourne, 6-8 August 2004
THE ECONOMIC ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
Talk to University of Tasmania on 10 October 2003
POPULATION AND PLANNING
Address to Property Council of Australia, 2003 National Congress
on 15 September 2003
AUSTRALIA'S FOREIGN POLICY
Address to St Catherine's School, Melbourne
on 8 September 2003
PRIORITIES IN AUSTRALIA'S FOREIGN POLICY
Address to Australian Institute of International Affairs, Brisbane
on 7 November 2002
AUSTRALIA'S FOREIGN POLICY
Address to Final Year School Students of International Relations,
on 11 October 2002
PRIORITIES IN AUSTRALIA'S FOREIGN POLICY
Address to Australian Institute of International Affairs, Melbourne
on Tuesday 24 September 2002
WHY AUSTRALIA HAS DONE SO WELL – AND WHAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE
Notes for Address to Adam Smith Society Lunch, London 18
July 2002
MINIMUM WAGES: EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE EFFECTS,OR WHY CARD AND KRUEGER WERE WRONG
H R Nicholls Society Conference, March 23 2002.
Most studies show minimum wages have adverse effects on employment.The
minimum wage is an ineffective and highly inefficient means of providing
income support for low wage earners.
WHY THE LIBERAL PARTY SHOULD ADVOCATE (AND USE) MORE ECONOMIC RATIONALISM
Talk to Young Liberals on Friday 4 January 2002
THE CASE FOR ECONOMIC RATIONALISM
ECONOMIC PAPERS, ECONOMIC SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA, Volume 20 No.4 December 2001
JUDICIAL INTERVENTION - THE OLD PROVINCE FOR LAW AND ORDER
Presentation to the Samuel Griffith Society Conference 31/8/01 - 2/9/01.
WHY WE NEED TO REDUCE HEALTH "WELFARE"
As a director of a think-tank that promotes an enhanced role for the operation of private enterprise and for competitive market forces, I sometimes discover that people think that I support a laissez-faire society with little or no government intervention. However, although economic rationalists like myself certainly favour allowing markets and competitive forces to operate more freely than at present, they also accept that governments have an important role to play in regulating both the economy and society.
VICTORIA, BRACKS AND KENNETT, SOME LESSONS FOR THE LIBERAL PARTY
On 28 May the Herald Sun reported Premier Bracks as accusing the Liberal Party of being "one of the most obstructionist and one of the most unreconstructed (Oppositions) in the country" and of a "lurch to the right to try to get relevance, given that they have lost the center of Victorian politics". Although this assertion was a surprise to most objective observers, it does raise the fundamental question of whether the Liberal Party should accept the move towards the center by the Labor Party or whether it should more aggressively move the agenda forward.
THE CASE FOR ECONOMIC RATIONALISM
Of course, many people do regard economic rationalism (ER) as a sort of economists’ magic that ignores real life. However, from my perspective the critics only rarely appear to understand what ER is about.
ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS POLICY, 1980s to the 1990s.
THE ROLE OF THINK-TANKS/RESEARCH
Talk to Policy Research Workshop, RMIT School of Social Science and Planning on Wednesday 2 May 2001
VICTORIA - LESSONS FROM THE KENNETT ERA
Address to "The City Club",
Parliament House, Melbourne, 2 March 2001
JUDICIAL INTERVENTION
"WHAT SOCIETY HAS COME TO DEMAND"
Presentation to the HR Nicholls Society XXIInd Conference
On ‘Union Privilege V Workers Rights’
Melbourne, 23-24 March 2001
WHY THE AIRC SHOULD BE ABOLISHED
Industrial Relations Society of Western Australia
(Inc).
1.Institutional arrangements are important determinants of economic performance; 2.Australia's institutional and legislative arrangements for regulating employer-employee relationships are highly interventionist and employment-deterring; 3. Under freer labour markets there would almost certainly be an improvement in the rates of unemployment and employment. There would need to be social security protection (including additional measures if required) against reduced living standards for those low wage earners experiencing wage reductions and living in low income households; 4.The main reasons advanced in favour of retaining the AIRC and a high degree of regulation have not stood the test of time and appear fundamentally flawed; 5. The AIRC could be converted into a voluntary advisory/ mediation service with subsidised services for low wage earners and new legislation could be passed that codifies the common law/equity systems that would normally apply to contractual relationships between employers and employees.
WHY EMPLOYMENT IS REGULATED
Response by Keith Hancock
Industrial Relations Society of Western Australia (Inc)
SOLVING UNEMPLOYMENT -DEREGULATION OR WHAT?
Economic Society of Australia
(SA Branch).
UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT
Reply to Des Moore by Prof Keith Hancock
"SPEED LIMITS TO GROWTH: Interest Rate Adjustments and the Management of the Economy"
Economic Society of Australia, Canberra Branch Forum, May 2000.
"WE STOLE THEIR
COUNTRY, THEY STOLE OUR BISCUITS" (1st May 2000).
Discusses the present serious problems in relations between aboriginal and white Australians, and the often violent relations within some aboriginal communities. Suggests that major underlying causes of these problems are the policies pursued over the past 30 years of encouraging separate development of aboriginies, including separate aboriginal cultures; and of focusing attention on alleged past injustices, including the "stolen children". Argues that these policies need to be reversed and that encouragement needs to be given to aboriginies to be more active participants in the wider community.
ECONOMIC RATIONALISM - DRAWING THE LINE BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS (9th March 2000).
Economic rationalists support minimalist government but they also support limited government intervention on economic and social grounds in a range of areas. In particular they agree that government assistance should be provided to households on low incomes and individuals with serious incapacities. However it is difficult to justify the present extent of social welfare on either economic or social grounds
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT - EXPLORING THE POLICY ISSUES (21st May 1999).
Existing methodology understates the benefits of economic reform and claims of adverse social effects from change are overstated. In general, "losers" should not be conpensated/assisted. The social security system provides protection against adverse effects of reform.
LABOUR MARKET REFORM - HAVE WE DONE ENOUGH? (26th May 1999).
Points to the importance of having institutional arrangements that are conducive to the application of technology and suggests that this is more important than government intervention to promote R & D and venture capital. Argues that an unemployment-reduction strategy of freezing minimum award wages would be high risk and better avoided. Outlines questions about the effectiveness of the five economists' freeze proposal and points out that their suggestion for an additional form of income protection for low income earners could equally form part of a deregulation "package" that would produce a larger and more certain improvements in the employment situation.
NEW DIRECTIONS OR OLD PATHS? (29th April 1999).
It is surprising that the BCA should endorse a proposal for a wage freeze and a tax credit for low wage earners to reduce unemployment. This is a government-interventionist "solution" to unemployment rather than the market-oriented one that is needed and that the business community should be supporting, viz, to eliminate existing regulatory legislation, convert the AIRC into a voluntary advisory service and substitute legislation codifying the common law applying to employment relationships.
BETTER THAN THE AIRC (27th April 1999).
There is an overwhelming case for repealing the existing legislation regulating workplace relations, converting the AIRC into a voluntary advisory/ mediation service with subsidised services for low wage earners and substituting legislation that codifies common law that would normally apply to contractual relationships between employers and employees.
IR LEGISLATION -FURTHER DEREGULATION? (5 March 1999).
Address to Australian Industry Group Conference outlining the case for further labour market deregulation and, in particular, Australia's mediocre economic performance under existing regulatory arrangements; the lower unemployment and higher employment in countries with less regulation and similar political and social structures; the failure of existing regulatory arrangements to achieve the claimed egalitarianism; and the deep flaws in the social rationales for existing arrangements.
THE CASE FOR FURTHER DEREGULATION OF THE LABOUR MARKET.(2 December 1998)
Address to the Victorian Branch of the Economic Society.
WHY REGULATION OF THE LABOUR MARKET IS INEQUITABLE, OUTDATED AND INEFFICIENT(30 November 1998)
Occasional Address to the Annual Meeting of the HR Nicholls Society.
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