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Whistleblowers still so often pay a significant personal and professional cost when they reveal wrongdoing.
Revelations of a “black labour market” operating in Australia has underlined the need for further investigation into the plight of insecure workers, says the chairman of a new Inquiry.
Ian Harper made a bunch of less glamourous but very useful recommendations in his competition review, that deserve not to be overshadowed.
A national innovation agenda is bound to undershoot its promise if R&D is not inherently embraced by the top ranks of corporate Australia.
Myths abound about the impact penalty rates have on employment and services.
Victims of slick “boiler room” scams are typified as naive - even by police - but the reality is very different.
A work-life-family balance is highly valued by most workers and employers now realise they need to offer flexible arrangements such as reduced hours, flexi-time or telework (working from home). Workplace…
An increase in land supply is the usual solution put forward to solve the housing affordability crisis. What proponents of this argument fail to mention is that you need an industry prepared to deliver…
It would be easy to misinterpret a recent comment by federal Treasurer Scott Morrison as meaning that states and territories generate 90% of all revenue collected in Australia. That’s not the case.
The multilateral system is under challenge from a surge of bilateral and regional trade deals.
Superannuation has arguably become a tax shelter for the wealthy. But here are three reforms which could re-introduce fairness.
Only a few coal producers are undertaking risk assessments about the danger of coal assets becoming “stranded”, or unviable.
Solving the entrenched problems within our budgetary process is tricky - or is it?
BHP and Vale are under intense scrutiny following the failure of two dams associated with a joint venture iron ore mine in Brazil. It is believed 28 people have died.
It’s not a new idea, but one that warrants a fresh look given the property bubbles in Australia and New Zealand.
The answer to Australia’s ailing innovation system does not lie with universities, which should stick to teaching and research, and aim to do both well.
Inflation-targeting central bankers need to focus on stabilising inflation and not be sidetracked into correcting all other macroeconomic and financial problems.
The tax mix switch logic the government seems to be pursuing is unlikely to have the desired effect.
Japan has followed Britain in privatising its postal service. Australia should be next.
The current GST debate slides over the issue of compensation - proposals so far are poorly defined and run into cost and fairness problems.
China’s transition to a consumer-based economy offers opportunities for private investors, but more financial reform is needed to open them up.
Tax systems are notoriously bad for doing things other than raising revenue.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to leave the official cash rate unchanged at a record low of 2%, but said there was scope for a rate cut down the line.
A US Federal Reserve paper has come to the alarming conclusion that economics research is usually not replicable.