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World needs economic ethics, new rules, pope says
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The global crisis shows that the world needs economic ethics and new rules so the financial system...
We're all worse off if the rich get richer while the poor get poorer
It has become unfashionable to talk about rising inequality in Australia. The mining boom is delivering untold riches, we are told, so shut up and...
Plain old economic growth is good for society
Without reform, our modern prosperity may not be sustainable. It will disappoint some that the Australian Bureau of Statistics' latest snapshot of...
We must sow seeds for our nation's future today
Permanent and temporary migration programs are important for the economy. With or without migration, Australia's population is increasing. For this...
The Greek crisis and the blame game
Greece’s woes have revealed a Euro-elite more interested in blame-shifting than tackling the economic crisis. Despite the huge amount of media...
Let’s make this an age of abundance, not austerity
Prosperity’s critics are demonising material desires and calling for governments to elevate happiness over growth. It’s time to fight...
Welfare: how help becomes a hindrance
With the shift of emphasis from welfare to wellbeing, the state reinforces the sense that we are unable to cope with life. Certainly, the welfare...
Subcrime: pinning the blame for the financial crisis is not easy
It is, as one tabloid succinctly put it, “Wall St 1, US 0.” On November 10th the first and so far only executives to face criminal...
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