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The case for the music of Jean Sibelius

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imageDuring the 1890s Sibelius cemented his position as Finland’s leading composer.Allan Watt/ Helsinki, Sibelius Monument

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), and it will surprise few that celebrations are scheduled to continue year-round in his homeland and elsewhere. But why...

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The NBN: why it's slow, expensive and obsolete

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imageFederal Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull (right) lends a hand rolling out NBN fibre at Queanbeyan, near Canberra, in June 3.AAP Image/Lukas Coch

The Abbott Coalition government came to power two years ago this week with a promise to change Labor’s fibre to the premises (FTTP) National Broadband Network (NBN) to one using...

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Property developers pay developer charges, that’s why they argue against them

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imageProperty developers are vested interested when it comes to discussion of the impact of infrastructure charges.AAP/Paul Miller

A good rule of thumb in debates on who bears the economic cost of a policy change is to look at the positions taken by vested interests in the matter. If anyone is going to know if they bear the cost, it is those who pay. In...

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