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The age of uncertainty calls for a new reform era

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...

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Zelensky was right. But he didn’t read the MAGA room

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.

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Chinese warships a wake-up call to step up our maritime security

The clear and present China threat that sailed so close to home must mobilise the political class to take action.

28.02.2025 4

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Labor still lacks real aviation competition policy

The proposal to turn nationalised Rex into TWU Airlines is another sign that Labor remains all too open to political interventions in the aviation...

27.02.2025 7

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Good regulation could be the making of private markets

The goal should be a regulatory circle that increases investor confidence and helps legitimise and spur growth of both private equity and private...

26.02.2025 8

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Trump’s tempest and China’s live-fire means Australia must do more on defence

Trump’s capricious foreign policy and ambiguous commitment to alliances mean we need to become more self-sufficient in how we safeguard our security

25.02.2025 8

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WiseTech is still a prisoner of its founder

Investors have now passed a harsh judgment on the company’s governance problems.

24.02.2025 4

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Labor loses ground and brings on new Mediscare election

The concern is that Labor’s new policy abandons the existing targeted approach and would expand eligibility for bulk billing incentives to all...

24.02.2025 6

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Albanese’s Whyalla rescue plan is a gamble on Australia’s future

Wasting subsidies on industries with poor growth prospects is not the way to restore Australian prosperity.

21.02.2025 2

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Killing ASX diversity rules should be start of governance reset

John Wylie’s new “first principles” rule book should be the starting point for the debate about what best practice corporate governance should...

20.02.2025 8

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Big super shouldn’t control our retirement

Meaningful change to the retirement income system should ensure that consumers have competitive and tailored retirement products and services to...

19.02.2025 5

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Inflation will tell if RBA’s pre-election cut is the right call

We don’t doubt Bullock and the board have conducted themselves independently. Yet, the RBA’s credibility will finally depend on whether inflation...

18.02.2025 7

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Populist politics won’t make insurance cheaper

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...

17.02.2025 10

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Lowe and the Fed are cautionary tales for the RBA

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.

16.02.2025 9

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Boardroom diversity shouldn’t be a box-ticking exercise

Corporate strategy should be shaped by people from different backgrounds whose fresh perspectives on solving problems and seizing opportunities can...

14.02.2025 4

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Hate speech laws can’t fill the civic vacuum exposed by antisemitism

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...

13.02.2025 5

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TWU Airlines is not needed to keep flying to the regions

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...

12.02.2025 20

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Rudd has the Trump tariff job ahead of him in Washington

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...

11.02.2025 8

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Broadening the director talent pool could help fix the ‘founder problem’

Innovative entrepreneurs with the relevant skills and experience are disqualified from serving on the boards of companies that would benefit from...

10.02.2025 5

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Allan’s deflections are no solution to Victoria’s economic mess

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...

09.02.2025 10

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Albanese must stand up to Trump’s Gaza plan

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...

07.02.2025 3

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Teal election pivot is a sign of taxing times

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...

06.02.2025 9

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Public servants must have independence to give fearless advice

The normalisation of political appointments to top bureaucratic jobs has resulted in public servants becoming more timid about providing robust advice...

05.02.2025 10

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Australia must catch up and get serious about cutting red tape

Deregulation is a good place to start, but cutting red tape alone is not a silver bullet to fix Australia’s economic stagnation.

04.02.2025 9

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Trump’s trade war could hit inflation, rates, and growth in Australia

The pressure is on the Albanese government to negotiate the same deal the Turnbull government did in 2018, which exempted Australia from steel and...

03.02.2025 2

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What real promise to make people better off would look like

The Prime Minister’s “narrative” glosses over the key lesson of the past three years; it’s impossible to improve living standards without...

02.02.2025 4

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Australia should lean on natural advantages in AI race

We need scientists and technology experts embedded in company boardrooms, political offices and regulatory bodies.

31.01.2025 10

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‘Nature positive’ is high risk for Labor in the west

The short-term politics are a sideshow to the bigger danger of further slowing down Australia’s already sluggish economy.

30.01.2025 3

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No side of politics has a plan to make you better off

The depressing reality is that no party can convincingly articulate a strategy to improve Australians’ fortunes in the next three years and beyond.

29.01.2025 2

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China’s AI leap means security must trump economics for Australia

Australia’s dilemma is that there is a tension in balancing the commercial advantages of cheaper Chinese technology with our national security...

28.01.2025 10

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Brisbane should learn lessons of Australian Open’s success

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...

27.01.2025 10

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More than bluster to Trump’s pro-business agenda

Donald Trump’s second coming must focus the mind of the political class on progressing the tax, workplace and regulatory reform agenda required to...

24.01.2025 8

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Liberal party must be a broad and inclusive church

All institutions need to pick the best people on their merits, yet half the population is significantly underrepresented in one of Australia’s major...

23.01.2025 9

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States must step up the antisemitism fight

The antisemitic attacks on Jewish Australians are a national scandal. It’s up to state governments and police to protect all citizens equally.

22.01.2025 3

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Trump’s ‘unwokening’ is a cautionary tale

The US experience raises questions about how corporate Australia should achieve sensible diversity goals without fuelling a populist backlash.

21.01.2025 2

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Look to AI, not TikTok, for Trump’s China intentions

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...

20.01.2025 5

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Business must maintain courage of climate convictions

The political attacks on ESG make it more challenging for businesses to put their heads above the parapet and support climate action.

17.01.2025 4

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Four Middle East truths of the ceasefire deal

We shouldn’t draw too many conclusive lessons from the latest Israel-Palestine conflict, but it does point to some realities about geopolitics in...

16.01.2025 8

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AI looms as new battleground for IR

A Luddite regulatory overreach on the industrial relations of AI would impose another dead weight loss on the economy.

15.01.2025 10

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Unrealistic public sector pay claims risk an inflation budget hangover

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.

14.01.2025 3

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Business enlists in Team Australia in the Pacific

Business engagement in diplomatic initiatives is welcome, but engagement in the Pacific must be in the best interests of customers, shareholders and...

13.01.2025 6

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LA burning a reminder that climate action matters to Australia

In a hotter world, the risk of more common, more extreme weather is part of the prudent economic case for improving the environment.

12.01.2025 8

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Corporates should pick their social battles carefully

Trump 2.0 and the associated watering down of progressive corporate initiatives will be closely watched in C-suites and boardrooms around Australia.

10.01.2025 3

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Rate cut can’t paper over Australia’s economic problems

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...

09.01.2025 2

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Meta’s fact-checking about-face is good for Zuck, bad for democracy

Trump’s influence on the politics of big tech will surely embolden Meta to continue to thumb its nose at Australia’s sovereignty.

08.01.2025 7

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How independent can government-funded think tanks be?

The only real solution for Australia’s think tank dilemma is to seek private funding to promote good policy ideas

07.01.2025 2

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Labor’s over the election barrel on Bruce Highway

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.

06.01.2025 3

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Investors bet Wall Street and Silicon Valley will make US markets great

The exuberance of Australian investors may point to the sources of American exceptionalism that lie on the East and West Coasts.

05.01.2025 6

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Dutton should do a Howard, not a Trump

Rather than try to copy the playbook of Trumpian populism, Dutton’s goal should be to repeat the “Howard’s battlers” phenomenon.

27.12.2024 7

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Political class must heed lessons of Trump’s comeback

Will our leaders heed the warning that the best defence against populism is to take the hard decisions needed to restore the prosperity most...

20.12.2024 6

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