Publications

TJ Ryan Foundation Board member, John Quiggin, comments in The Guardian (5.7.17) on recent government interventions and investments in various ailing industry sectors. He asks whether

The ABC’s Dan Conifer reports (5.12.16) on a new report from the Productivity Commission which argues for the privatisation of several government services in the medical,

The ABC’s Chris O’Brien reports (6.10.16) on the Palaszczuk Government’s intention to sell or develop state-owned land as part of an urban renewal agenda. The Opposition

TJ Ryan Foundation Board member, John Quiggin, writes in The Conversation (10.8.16) about how the presumption in government is that privatisation is always desirable, but many

What they are not telling NSW voters about selling poles and wires »

In The Mandarin (20.2.15) Hartley Dennett asks whether asset recycling can end privatisation ‘premier-slaying’: ‘Asset recycling makes good economic sense, says one former head of Department of Prime

Gareth Hutchens writes in the Brisbane Times (11.2.15) that ‘Electricty network service providers in Queensland have the highest charges in Australia, while Victoria is the lowerst cost

Seumas Milne wrote in The Guardian (10.7.14) that the tide was turning against the ‘scam that is privatisation’. The tide turning against privatisation scam »

Stephen Easton writes in The Mandarin (13.1.15) ‘Past lessons demand a pragmatic approach to privatisation, weighing up costs and benefits and considering each case on its

Emeritus Professor Ted Kolsen writes: ‘We are more familiar with the advice ‘buyer beware’, caveat emptor, than ‘user beware’, caveat utens.  We are about to learn

‘Queensland’s Premier has promised to take public assets off the table if offers to lease them are not fair. Power generators and electricity transmission and distribution lines

Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (19.12.14) that ‘Queenslanders will remain in the dark over what their state assets are truly worth until after the