Here’s why we don’t need anymore grammar schools.
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We need all schools and young people to thrive, not just the select few.
If the government wants to get serious about tax evasion it should create a public register for beneficial owners of companies.
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The government should follow through on setting up a register of beneficial ownership of companies if it wants to get serious about tax evasion.
Generous superannuation tax breaks for the rich are creating inequality, analysis shows.
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Both the government and opposition’s proposed reforms to the superannuation system will target generous tax breaks given mostly to wealthy retirees.
New RBA changes could mean SME’s can’t rely on commercial credit cards to pay suppliers and wait out long payment terms with big business.
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If the RBA includes commercial credit cards in new caps on interchange fees, small to medium enterprises might not be able to use them as a source of finance.
Australian governments should support the private sector to develop urban rail projects, based on examples from the US.
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The Australian government should look to the private sector to fund, develop and run more urban rail projects.
The time savings calculated in road project planning are based on incorrect assumptions about driver behaviour.
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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.
Much like a Rio Olympics basketball match, the United States’ economy is coming out on top while Australia lags behind.
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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.
Liverpool, just one of the regions to be electing a metro mayor next year.
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In May 2017 metro mayors will be elected in a number of cities and counties across England, but what are they and what will they do?
The bids from two Chinese firms for the lease of NSW electricity network Ausgrid have been rejected by the Australian Treasurer.
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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.
The health sector has been plagued by problems from privatisation similar to those in vocational education.
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The presumption in government is that privatisation is always desirable, but many failures have led consumers to think differently.
Australia can learn from the failings of New Zealand’s welfare system.
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Australia should learn from the failings of New Zealand’s investment approach to welfare.
London’s trading strength has evolved from dockyard cranes to high finance.
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As the budget deficit fades from political view, anxiety shifts to the much wider current account deficit. It may signal UK dynamism, but neither financing nor closing it look easy after Brexit.
Who’s making the decisions around here?
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Different animals and different behaviors rely on various forms and combinations of ‘government’ to carry out desired actions.
A typical street business in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Business Briefing: The hurdles, pitfalls and payoffs of investing in Indonesia
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When it comes to doing business in Indonesia, some Australian businesses have a lot to learn.
The Turnbull government needs to learn a thing or two from hacker culture.
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Innovation is not just about taking risks, but minimising and managing them.
Thumbs up to expert opinion.
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Beware dumbing down.
The Iraqi people continue to call for government reforms cracking down on corruption.
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Why is it that we want strong democracies for ourselves, but “economic czars” for others?
The Productivity Commission report is not a comprehensive plan of what government should do about digital disruption.
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A Productivity Commission report on digital disruption argues that government’s should stop creating barriers to innovation but it fails to provide solutions on privacy and ownership of data.
No one will find the report now.
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A new report from Sense About Science reveals the scale of politics before evidence.
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Article 50 looks deceptively simple but the reality will be anything but that. Here’s what’s laid out in the law if the UK votes for a Brexit.