With all the weight of evidence stacked against the banks in the case of BBSW benchmark, surely now is the time for the government to enforce regulation.
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When it comes to many of the big decisions faced by governments and the private sector, behavioral science has more to offer than simple nudges.
Government agencies are turning to social media as a new way to engage with their constituencies. Practitioners in the trenches are excited about the possibilities – while some academics are less so.
Michelle Grattan takes a look back at some memorable budget moments.
Whistleblowers need better incentives, compensation and protection under Australian law, especially those in the private and not-for-profit sectors.
African countries such as Ghana are leading the way in budget transparency with what is known as “citizen budgets”.
A survey has found that the percentage of foreign ownership is more worrying to Australians than the country-of-origin of the investment.
If the federal government abolishes the Road Safety Renumeration Tribunal, a minimum pay to improve the safety of truckers is less likely to ever be addressed.
China’s newly introduced “e-commerce laws” are actually just closing a loophole in regulation and shouldn’t be seen feared by Australian businesses trading with the country online.
Many of us will be able to vote for police chiefs next month, but has the system managed to soothe the concerns of its critics?
Steelmakers like Arrium need to move away from commodities and invest in steel products in growth industries.
Governments shouldn’t have to rely on major international information leaks like the Panama Papers to get information about companies’ tax avoidance abroad.
The city of Manchester now has control over it’s NHS budget, but what does this mean in real terms?
Changes to the way tourists on the Working Holiday Maker visa are taxed will deter them and may put more pressure on labour shortages.
Plans to stop universal credit payments in favour of a ‘national living wage’ will not address the long-standing poverty of many people in paid employment.
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) is trying to refocus debate on repairing the budget for the future.
Small nuclear reactors are one step closer to powering the UK’s future energy requirements.
It’s old-fashioned, out of date and varies massively from school to school.
Not all lobbying is bad. Some of it does a lot of good.
There’s a bunfight about whether local or national government should call the shots when it comes to fracking.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Vice Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Industrial Strategy, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath
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Economist, UNSW Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Vice Chancellor's Fellow at Victoria University and Adjunct Professor of Economics, Victoria University
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Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham
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Research economist, The University of Melbourne
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Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration, Australian National University
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Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute
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PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Director, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
