Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s first major post-election economic speech revealed not a hint of awareness that large swathes of the electorate had been unpersuaded by his major policy programs.
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Good corporate governance is good for efficiency and profit in banks. But having independent board members and the number of board meetings don’t play a role, research shows.
Business Briefing: a better to design an office
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Research shows that many building codes don't designate the maximum number of people that should fit in an office, but that's not the only problem with standard office design.
When it comes to using technology, businesses don’t always get it right.
Projects like Sydney’s WestConnex and Melbourne’s Western Distributor don’t account for real world evidence of driver behaviour in estimating travel time savings.
There is a real threat from Chinese ownership of electricity networks such as Ausgrid. The Treasurer needs to be more frank about these threats.
Glenn Stevens’ legacy shows how to maintain the independence of the Reserve Bank in crisis as well as the limits of monetary policy.
The US economy is improving off the back of jobs figures while in Australia, the government is being warned by the Reserve Bank to step up its game.
The Chinese government is changing its role in state-owned enterprises and there’s less cause for concern about the investment bids of these firms in Australia.
What are the consequences of negative gearing policy? We’ve created a board game to model how negative gearing affects housing distribution, based on modelling from Dr Stephen Woodcock.
The presumption in government is that privatisation is always desirable, but many failures have led consumers to think differently.
Business Briefing: the big bucks of broadcasting the Olympics
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The amount broadcasters will pay for the rights to the Olympics keeps going up, but is the value of the rights changing?
Credit rating agencies have a poor track record when it comes to evaluating risk.
As customers gain more control of their media environment, advertisers have to go to greater lengths to get their brand name seen, known and remembered.
An optimistic, resilient worker is what every manager wants. Can it be taught?
India stands to economically benefit from the introduction of a Goods and Services Tax. Australia could also cash in.
The 2016 post-election report from the Parliamentary Budget Office lacks context and comes too late to inform voters.
The use of social networking sites by fast food companies to target children is a regulatory grey area.
Women may be happy in roles that are associated with gender stereotypes but the gender pay gap persists and women certainly aren’t happy with that.
It’s time that Australians debated the objective of our competition law. It shouldn’t just be left to the courts.
Lower interest rates will only have the stimulatory effect required if they are passed on to borrowers.
A WikiLeaks release of confidential documents about a multinational trade agreement shows it will add more complexity to trade in services which may cost Australian businesses.
Competition between super funds should drive innovation and efficiency, not be an ideological tool.
The Productivity Commission has set in train a comprehensive evaluation of how super works.
Despite a rise in cashless payments and a drop in customers drawing out cash, bank tellers might still have a future.