Tam Husband isn't the world's greatest journalist. In fact he's probably one of the worst. And when he gets an article rejected by Doorstop Bulletin he knows the clock is rapidly ticking on his newswriting dreams. But when he makes an ill-advised trip to Antarctica in the hunt for a career-saving scoop, Tam instead becomes embroiled in a vengeful alien race's dastardly plot to destroy the universe. Duped, manhandled and misled by shadowy organisations vying for power, Tam sets off on a hilarious journey that takes him everywhere from the secluded iron planet Fiz-Yelda to the mysterious Valley...

This volume discusses the problems of state governments in coping with contemporary issues of redesigning taxation policies to encourage economic growth.