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Flawed GST system skews state transport projects

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Commitments by the Commonwealth Government to fund transport infrastructure in the states are invariably announced with fanfare, as state transport ministers celebrate the triumph of securing federal money for their project. It seems such a great win for a state: a big new road or rail link, and someone else paying for it.

On the flipside, state...

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A grim future for Arrium, Ford and Queensland Nickel workers?

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imageWhyalla Steelworks, where workers might lose their jobs as operator Arrium goes into voluntary administration.Wayne Thomas/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

The OECD report Back to Work Australia makes some grim predictions for workers who lose their jobs. That is the potential threat facing some 7,000 Arrium employees, those at Queensland Nickel and Caterpillar...

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