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The election contest between Labor’s faltering subsided renewables policy and the Coalition’s nationalised nuclear pipedream does not inspire...
The lack of a real election contest over greater workplace flexibility will condemn Australia to lower productivity and leave the nation less...
A 20 per cent investment allowance would be a start. But the focus should be on sharpening the overall international competitiveness of the economy
Policy competition over budget repair to help sharpen the economy’s growth prospects and make everyone better off appears to be beyond Australia’s...
After a lost two and a half decades in Canberra, both major parties are bogged down in the “politics of incrementalism”.
Rather than replicate the Howard government’s innovative tax reform thinking, Dutton has instead lazily copied from the less creditable playbook of...
The pre-election row over the tax cuts is a political distraction from the substantive problems Jim Chalmers’ fourth budget fails to address.
When Australians head to the polls in a few weeks, this budget will have left them none the wiser about how Labor will restore the nation’s lost...
The US president’s hastiness to secure peace overlooks the often laborious work usually required for a long-term, stable and durable solution to a...
The major parties’ unwillingness to differentiate their policy positions explains the decline in the primary vote of both and why a hung parliament...
Instead of talking about big reforms so near to a tight election, both major parties will probably spend the week trading political blows over...
Instead of wagging fingers at the big chains for the economic challenges, politicians must get serious about tackling some of the underlying causes of...
New reports of criminal activity underline how inadequate the measures taken have been to stamp out illegal CFMEU-linked behaviour.
If the Defence Department is to receive more taxpayer money, it should not be treated as a sacred cow.
APRA’s regulatory mission creep is unlikely to help banks and insurers compete more effectively against nimble start-ups and tech giants expanding...
A hung parliament would just exacerbate the populism, opportunism, and polarisation that are already destabilising the political system.
The budget and budget reply will be failures if they do not include a genuine plan for fiscal restraint and do not explain how higher defence spending...
Neither major party has offered a credible path for “growing the pie”, fixing the budget and preparing the nation’s military for a new era of...
The US risks shooting itself in the foot by forcing other countries to comply with Trump’s anti-DEI, America First ideology.
If the president’s actions spark a tit-for-tat global trade war the damage to Australia’s economy could be substantial.
Australia’s leaders simply cannot ignore the possible implications for the US alliance when crafting their public rhetoric about the serving...
The right way forward is a proactive approach to genuine diversity that would rightly reject performative box-ticking.
Both sides of politics are refusing to engage seriously with the “guns versus butter” fiscal challenge Australia now faces.
Organisations should focus on broadening the diversity pool by providing support and development opportunities to women.
The willingness to lead and tell the truth about the energy transition is lacking across the political spectrum.
The foreign minister missed an opportunity to be firm about the challenges from Beijing and the US, and Australia’s defence.
While Trump is sending America in a more productive and competitive direction, Australia is going nowhere fast.
The Summit is an opportunity to drive an important conversation about how we can develop a policy framework that enables Australia to ride out the...
The best outcome for Australia would be if Trump is pursuing a grand China strategy. But we also need to hedge against him cutting deals with tyrants.
The clear and present China threat that sailed so close to home must mobilise the political class to take action.
The proposal to turn nationalised Rex into TWU Airlines is another sign that Labor remains all too open to political interventions in the aviation...
The goal should be a regulatory circle that increases investor confidence and helps legitimise and spur growth of both private equity and private...
Trump’s capricious foreign policy and ambiguous commitment to alliances mean we need to become more self-sufficient in how we safeguard our security
Investors have now passed a harsh judgment on the company’s governance problems.
The concern is that Labor’s new policy abandons the existing targeted approach and would expand eligibility for bulk billing incentives to all...
Wasting subsidies on industries with poor growth prospects is not the way to restore Australian prosperity.
John Wylie’s new “first principles” rule book should be the starting point for the debate about what best practice corporate governance should...
Meaningful change to the retirement income system should ensure that consumers have competitive and tailored retirement products and services to...
We don’t doubt Bullock and the board have conducted themselves independently. Yet, the RBA’s credibility will finally depend on whether inflation...
Peter Dutton has reached for a big stick without any attempt to explain how breaking insurers up into smaller companies would lower the cost of...
If the board believes there is genuine uncertainty about future cost pressures and inflation continuing to fall, then rates will need to stay on hold.
Corporate strategy should be shaped by people from different backgrounds whose fresh perspectives on solving problems and seizing opportunities can...
Our leaders must foster a culture where people leave their prejudices and biases at the door when they enter a classroom, workplace and other public...
Not only is the nationalisation of Rex not required to maintain air services to regions, it is wrong in principle based on basic competition policy...
Cutting a fresh tariff deal with Trump will be a test of Rudd’s diplomatic skills and ability to secure access and favour in the White House and on...
Innovative entrepreneurs with the relevant skills and experience are disqualified from serving on the boards of companies that would benefit from...
The result in the Werribee byelection is a hopeful sign of a growing public appetite for the rational approach to dealing with Australia’s long-term...
Australia must be prepared to stick up for the international rule of law system that has contributed to our nation’s security, peace, and stability...
It says something about the dire state of the economic policy debate when the teal Independents have more sensible things to say about tax than either...
The normalisation of political appointments to top bureaucratic jobs has resulted in public servants becoming more timid about providing robust advice...