Electricity, Transport At Top Of Costa's List

THE office of the Director of Public Prosecutions faces a $5.6 million cut, and 150 police civilian workers' jobs will go in an otherwise big-spending state budget to be delivered by the Treasurer, Michael Costa, today.

Job-creation Spruikers Ignore Counter-factual

NEXT time you hear someone advocating some project or policy change on the grounds that it would create lots of new jobs, close your ears. They're pushing something that would be bad for the economy.

Jobs Thrown On Rubbish Heap

The Federal Government's lack of support for eco-technologies is forcing business off-shore, writes Andrew Stephens.