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Why the $2.5b Tomago deal is no ordinary bailout

Why the $2.5b Tomago deal is no ordinary bailout

On Thursday, the federal and NSW governments jointly announced a deal to bail out the Tomago aluminium smelter, at a cost of $2.5 billion over 10...

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The New Daily

Roy Green

Why the $2.5 billion Tomago aluminium deal is no ordinary bailout

Why the $2.5 billion Tomago aluminium deal is no ordinary bailout

The government’s approach to saving Tomago offers a blueprint for other interventions to future-proof industry, such as at Whyalla.

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The Conversation

Roy Green

The US$1.2 trillion bet that AI pays on time

The US$1.2 trillion bet that AI pays on time

AI may live up to the technological hype while disappointing investors. Vast infrastructure spending is being financed on fixed schedules even as...

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Pearls and Irritations

Roy Green

Inaction on Tomago is a price Australia cannot afford

Keeping Tomago open is not just about one smelter. It is a test of whether Australia is prepared to invest strategically in manufacturing, energy and...

14.07.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Roy Green

A bold plan to fix Australia’s research and innovation system – but will it deliver?

A major review calls for sweeping reform of Australia’s research and innovation system – but questions remain about delivery, priorities and...

19.03.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Roy Green

Research and innovation at last has reached a tipping point in Australia

If the SERD report did nothing other than highlight the precarious state of Australia’s hard-won prosperity, it would still have performed a...

18.03.2026 40

Financial Review

Roy Green

Australia was once a world leader in innovation. A new report shows the system is now ‘broken’

Australia spends less on research and development than most of the developed world, and our productivity growth is the lowest in decades.

18.03.2026 50

The Conversation

Roy Green

What does it mean to be bold on the economy?

18.01.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Roy Green

Best of 2025 - Labor says its second term will be about productivity reform. These ideas could help shift the dial

05.01.2026 40

Pearls and Irritations

Roy Green

‘This will be my dream project’: How we got Frank Gehry to design the UTS ‘paper bag’

08.12.2025 30

Pearls and Irritations

Roy Green

‘This will be my dream project.’ How we got Frank Gehry to design the UTS ‘paper bag’

The world-famous architect was hooked when we asked him to come on board. Within weeks he was in Sydney to check us out.

07.12.2025 20

WA Today

Roy Green

‘This will be my dream project.’ How we got Frank Gehry to design the UTS ‘paper bag’

The world-famous architect was hooked when we asked him to come on board. Within weeks he was in Sydney to check us out.

07.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Roy Green

‘This will be my dream project.’ How we got Frank Gehry to design the UTS ‘paper bag’

The world-famous architect was hooked when we asked him to come on board. Within weeks he was in Sydney to check us out.

07.12.2025 30

The Age

Roy Green

‘This will be my dream project.’ How we got Frank Gehry to design the UTS ‘paper bag’

The world-famous architect was hooked when we asked him to come on board. Within weeks he was in Sydney to check us out.

07.12.2025 30

Brisbane Times

Roy Green

Economic reform must included industrial transformation - Part 2

24.07.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Roy Green

Economic reform must included industrial transformation - Part 1

23.07.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Roy Green