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Michael KeatingThe Conversation |
Angus Taylor’s budget reply speech may appeal to One Nation supporters, but it doesn’t provide credible answers to the nation’s problems. For as...
This is a responsible budget that responds sensibly to inflation and weak productivity, but it stops short of the deeper tax and climate reforms...
The AUKUS nuclear submarines are not going to be delivered on time and may never arrive. Delaying the decision for a better alternative risks...
This budget will be especially challenging. Given the risks of stagflation, fiscal policy needs to be tightened. But in a cost-of-living crisis the...
Economic reform depends on public trust – and that trust is being undermined by declining transparency, weak accountability and limited public...
With no clear objective and mounting economic and political costs, the case for ending the Iran war is becoming overwhelming. Common sense and the...
The principle of ministerial responsibility means a minister must answer for the policies and advice presented to cabinet – including the flawed...
The Coalition is trying to turn migration into a political flashpoint. But the long-term net overseas migration target under Labor is identical to the...
Artificial intelligence may offer the best chance to lift stagnant productivity and living standards – but without deliberate policy choices, its...