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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...
Deregulation is a good place to start, but cutting red tape alone is not a silver bullet to fix Australia’s economic stagnation.
The pressure is on the Albanese government to negotiate the same deal the Turnbull government did in 2018, which exempted Australia from steel and...
The Prime Minister’s “narrative” glosses over the key lesson of the past three years; it’s impossible to improve living standards without...
We need scientists and technology experts embedded in company boardrooms, political offices and regulatory bodies.
The short-term politics are a sideshow to the bigger danger of further slowing down Australia’s already sluggish economy.
The depressing reality is that no party can convincingly articulate a strategy to improve Australians’ fortunes in the next three years and beyond.
Australia’s dilemma is that there is a tension in balancing the commercial advantages of cheaper Chinese technology with our national security...
It’s always tough for governments to justify spending money on sporting venues. Yet, long-term thinking and the best option for leaving a legacy...
Donald Trump’s second coming must focus the mind of the political class on progressing the tax, workplace and regulatory reform agenda required to...
All institutions need to pick the best people on their merits, yet half the population is significantly underrepresented in one of Australia’s major...
The antisemitic attacks on Jewish Australians are a national scandal. It’s up to state governments and police to protect all citizens equally.
The US experience raises questions about how corporate Australia should achieve sensible diversity goals without fuelling a populist backlash.
Trump’s TikTok’s reprieve is a sideshow that reflects his personal popularity on the platform. He will fight much harder in the real geopolitical...
The political attacks on ESG make it more challenging for businesses to put their heads above the parapet and support climate action.
We shouldn’t draw too many conclusive lessons from the latest Israel-Palestine conflict, but it does point to some realities about geopolitics in...
A Luddite regulatory overreach on the industrial relations of AI would impose another dead weight loss on the economy.
The wage demands at the tail end of the inflation-cycle will add to the fiscal pressure on state government’s already deep in debt and deficit.
Business engagement in diplomatic initiatives is welcome, but engagement in the Pacific must be in the best interests of customers, shareholders and...
In a hotter world, the risk of more common, more extreme weather is part of the prudent economic case for improving the environment.
Trump 2.0 and the associated watering down of progressive corporate initiatives will be closely watched in C-suites and boardrooms around Australia.
The near-term focus on the RBA highlights the worrying fact that an election fought mainly over the cost of living will mask Australia’s budget and...
Trump’s influence on the politics of big tech will surely embolden Meta to continue to thumb its nose at Australia’s sovereignty.
The only real solution for Australia’s think tank dilemma is to seek private funding to promote good policy ideas
It is fiscal integrity, more than political integrity, that is the concern as Labor embarks on what could be the start of an election spending spree.
The exuberance of Australian investors may point to the sources of American exceptionalism that lie on the East and West Coasts.
Rather than try to copy the playbook of Trumpian populism, Dutton’s goal should be to repeat the “Howard’s battlers” phenomenon.
Will our leaders heed the warning that the best defence against populism is to take the hard decisions needed to restore the prosperity most...