“He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening me, as he who lights his taper at mine receives light without darkening me.”

So wrote Thomas Jefferson in 1813, arguing against the idea that “inventors have a natural and exclusive right to their inventions”.

Well, don’t be trying any of that intellectual property piracy talk in the 21^st century, Tommy J, or we’ll have our patent lawyers all over you.

And the most aggressive of them all are from the US.

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The best CPR federal politicos analyse and review the federal budget papers to bring you the experts overview.

This year we had former Federal Member of Parliament and our General Manager of Eastern Australia, Garrie Gibson, former founding executive director of the Competitive Carriers’ Coalition, former journalist and former Vice President of Government Relations with Redfern Photonics, David Forman, as well as our Chief Executive Officer, Jayne Dullard.

The result, as always, is a great and unique wrap-up of what is in the budget, and what it all means for you.

We hope you find it useful and are happy to receive your feedback.

2012 – 13 CPR FEDERAL BUDGET OVERVIEW

Click here to download the PDF.

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Former NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has written an article which included reference to the last-minute, gripping tactic of the Hail Mary Pass in NFL (grid iron).

The Hail Mary pass, on the occasions it’s attempted, is probably one of the most exciting elements of the game of NFL. In the dying moments of the match the quarterback makes a long pass to a running player in a last-ditch effort to claw back victory.

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Words along these lines were spoken by the then Prime Minister, John Howard, in Parliament in 2006 and he copped a bagging for his honesty. We now have proof that what John Howard said at that time is even truer today. But will any Federal pollie be brave enough to repeat them? Very unlikely.

A recent study by the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling at the University of Canberra and AMP, discussed by Adele Horin in her column in the Sydney Moring Herald (02/05/2012), explains that almost all income groups are better off in real terms in their weekly incomes than in 2003, some by more than $300 a week.

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