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While Trump’s “very visible hand” is replacing the “invisible hand” of the market, the dynamism and resilience of the US economy suggest it...
Delaying both the proscription of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and the ambassador’s expulsion has come at a grave cost to social cohesion and...
The youth crime crisis should prompt soul-searching on both sides of the aisle in Spring Street about the state’s pandemic legacy.
If the government rejects the regulator’s recommendation, it will need to make a sound and compelling case for why it has opted not to protect...
Following Justice Michael Lee’s verdict on the airline’s behaviour, the CEO should lose a portion of her bonus either voluntarily or at the behest...
Despite a supposed focus on investment, corporate Australia’s most realistic pathway to significant productivity gains looks to be deploying AI.
Three-and-a-half months into its second three-year term, the government can’t just sit on its hands when it comes to difficult reform.
Australia should be wary of any changes to the current system that would tamper with the funds’ fiduciary duty to act in their members’ best...
The real litmus test will be whether the Albanese government uses the roundtable as a platform to launch a meaningful productivity-enhancing policy...
Jason Clare’s blueprint calls into question the raison d’être of universities and whether they should exist merely to fill the pipeline of human...
The Treasurer’s challenge is to harness the summit proceedings to make the case to the Australian people about a meaningful reform agenda.
Between CEOs pushing for an always-on culture and unions proposing four-day work weeks, business should set a realistic agenda for next week’s summit.
Maybe committing to modernising how we pay to use roads might whet the appetite for other taxation reforms that need to be discussed at next week’s...
The Albanese government must not up turn up at the table on Tuesday with no big ideas of its own to dig the country out of its economic hole.
It’s always easier to feed the beast than to put it on a diet. Nevertheless, history shows that fiscal repair is possible through strong leadership...
The hard line taken by Benjamin Netanyahu has left Western governments with few alternatives and helped make the case for Palestinian recognition for...
The conversations at Westpac and ANZ about boosting productivity could become an increasingly common part of the new culture in corporate Australia.
AI is undeniably reshaping how creative works are produced. Policymakers should be open to reforming Australia’s decades-old copyright regime so...
Tapping the super funds’ deep pools of capital to unlock business investment and unleash productivity growth is an idea whose time may have come.
The summit on Australia’s productivity challenge is surely an opportunity for the government to announce it will deliver an environmental approval...
The problem with governments picking winners is that this not only creates potential losers but also makes the economy less efficient and dynamic.
The Victorian government’s interventionist plan to codify remote work risks adding a new layer of rigidity to the nation’s industrial relations...
Business representatives at the roundtable must be prepared to make the strongest possible case for meaningful structural, incentive-sharpening tax...
The real challenge lies in building the transmission networks needed to integrate large-scale solar and battery projects while keeping a lid on power...
The great irony of the recommendations by the economic think tank is that it is recommending a tax rise for big businesses to boost investment.
PR-conscious and risk-averse business chiefs need to act like the community leaders they should be by engaging in important public debates about the...
The best strategy to manage the disruption of the AI era would be to make Australia a better place to work, invest and hire.
The tragic pictures of starving children are cutting through and galvanising international opinion regarding recognising the independent state of...
The moral of Tasmania’s stadium furore should be that unrestrained government spending ultimately makes it difficult to pay for potentially...
The danger of forming blocs at the roundtable is that it fosters an echo-chamber mentality and is more likely to pit business and unions against each...
The first strike by shareholders is a wake-up call for the bank’s management, which must restore investor confidence or risk another showdown next...
An economy-wide carbon tax, which would encourage the private sector to invest in the cheapest ways to reach our climate targets, should be on the...
Corporate Australia must push hard on the ambitious tax, industrial relations and regulatory reform agenda that is needed to fix the nation’s...
Albanese’s overly diplomatic tone risks casting Australia as deferential to the Chinese Communist Party, and inadvertently playing into Xi...
The party can fill the political leadership void by showing it is prepared to advocate for pro-growth, pro-aspiration and pro-productivity policies.
It’s imperative that informed voices in the tech industry play a role in advocating for policies that can boost investment, infrastructure and...
The challenge for the treasurer at his Economic Reform Roundtable will be to ensure the good ideas do not get lost in translation.
Labor needs to challenge its policy and political orthodoxies on workplace regulation to fix the nation’s economic malaise.
Fixing the most damaging parts of our tax system won’t be painless, but it’s necessary to stop the nation sliding further behind.
There are worrying signs that the three-day talkfest in Canberra risks becoming another missed opportunity to properly tackle the nation’s economic...
The realities of an assertive China and managing the US alliance are more complicated than allowed for by those who dream of Australia going it alone.
We should question whether Albanese’s visit will meaningfully improve Australian-Sino relations or simply serve as political window dressing for...
Mental health and insurance providers must fix the system’s entrenched flaws to avoid the worst of the sustainability and affordability crisis ahead.
Unless business is willing to push the Albanese government on the IR elephant in the room, the roundtable will fail to come up with the meaningful...
The shock decision to keep interest rates steady is a reasonable one based on the known unknowns about Trump’s tariffs and the trajectory of...
The action required must come from governments, and should include upholding the law against protests that cross the line into antisemitism.
The Albanese government must reject China’s offer of an AI partnership. Yet, we should be under no illusions about the threat the Trump-big tech...
Labor’s education challenges with schools and universities are now dwarfed by the need to restore faith in the childcare system after the shocking...
Backing both sides appears to be something the country will now have to do to avoid getting caught in the crossfire between union and league.
Any doubt about the likely end of the experiment in private equity provision of health and other social services is evaporating in the most appalling...