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Water's potential to float

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
With Federal and State Governments drowning in debate over how best to manage water, Citi has published economic research on the use of market forces and price to allocate this scarce resource. Shane Lee, Citi economist, believes opportunities are being ...

Green light over red tape

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
The hints haven't exactly been subtle, but State Governments are finally moving to fast-track more than $40 billion in infrastructure projects. We've had serious customer complaints from our biggest Japanese commodities buyers including Nippon Steel ...

Cranky customers over choked supply chain

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
State governments may have to hit the fast forward button in sorting out infrastructure bottlenecks, as some of our biggest customers are getting very grumpy indeed. Some of Australian's largest resources buyers are in Australia increasing pressure ...

Economic round-up: Lead balloon lifts exports

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
... Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics' commodity earnings growth forecast of $150 million for FY08, and State Governments' plans to renovate infrastructure, we can expect to milk the commodities cash cow for a while yet.

FinLit in schools in 2008

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
... also have to navigate the bumpy waters of national curriculum reviews now being proposed by the Federal and State Governments and recent lobbying by employer groups and unions.

Bank interest comparison rate on way out

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
... a failure. The Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), which represents mortgage brokers, said state governments were maintaining a complex and costly system that had not served consumers when available research made its failings clear. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
Recent commitments by the state governments of NSW and Victoria to increase spending on infrastructure have been added to by cash rich Western Australia which has announced that as a result of a record 22 per cent increase in annual exports to $47 billion ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... that about 25,000 homes need to built yearly just to keep up with demand. Treasurer Peter Costello has blamed state governments for the housing affordability crisis because property taxes exceed the value of land in some areas. Treasurer Costello has ...

Australia able to financially support aged: S&P report

... many of its peers, including Japan, New Zealand and continental Europe. "Provided that the Commonwealth and state governments hold their nerve and maintain fiscal discipline in the face of calls to loosen the purse strings after several years of tightfistedness ...

Macquarie Bank appoints Dr Tom Parry to head community fund

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
... through which investors can obtain exposure to sustainable community developments in partnership with local and state governments. These include assets in the education, arts, healthcare, affordable housing, leisure sectors. It would also arrange seed ...