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The scale of the problem was encapsulated by another Sydney developer calling it “the biggest housing disaster story Sydney has ever seen”.
It’s a great shame that one of the country’s more accomplished leaders feels he has to pander to parochialism rather than properly debate a...
The new premier’s claim to respect other people’s money can’t be taken seriously in light of his decision to continue with the multi-billion...
Pushing against Labor’s big-government model, the Business Council of Australia is turing to voters to drive reform.
The Master Builders proposal for a priority migration pathway for construction apprentices is a way to target the migration program to fill genuine...
Ending a survey that helps shape economic modelling and informs decisions about the trajectory of interest rates is not in the national interest.
Returning to low debt feels like a pipe dream when politicians lack both the appetite for austerity and the honesty to level with voters about the...
The issue isn’t what Sam Mostyn said, it is whether she should have spoken out about the scandal in the first place
If it’s permissible for super funds to give product advice, despite the potential conflicts of interest, why should heavily regulated and...
The institutions are more likely to fulfil their core educational mission not by further regulation, but by recruiting talented, committed and...
While unions decry AI, the technology could paradoxically help them in their crusade to re-regulate Australian workplaces by emboldening workers to...
The big supermarkets are considering rolling out facial recognition technology across their store networks. In a perfect world they would not have to.
KPMG’s executive failures are as concerning as the moral bankruptcy of the law firms representing the auditor.
It is easy to promise regional jobs when you’re unlikely to be in government in 10 years’ time to take the blame if the rescue package fails.
New research underscores the worth of the government’s belated move to fix the fundamental design problems at the heart of the NDIS’s unaffordable...
It’s difficult to imagine a super fund’s financial advice encouraging people to invest in a different fund or financial product.
Looming coal plant retirements and sluggish green infrastructure rollouts leave energy reliability hanging in the balance before polls open in...
Instead of a plan to achieve lower, simpler, more competitive taxes, the focus is on how business avoids the fallout of Labor’s bigger taxing, more...
Neither the AFL nor NRL fronted the Senate inquiry, which was a telling snub for codes that profit so heavily from the industry.
Paying a finite price to break a bad contract today is far less burdensome than saddling taxpayers with a potential $200 billion debt legacy for...
The inquiry revealing how importing conflictts from overseas is fracturing Australia’s social cohesion. It must now find a solution.
The Australian government should stop playing defence against One Nation and be willing to level with voters about the trade-offs of a lower migration...
Unlike the lengthy process of finalising the bargaining incentive, ideally Labor will move as fast as possible to establish ground rules for the AI...
Anthony Albanese’s crude joke towards the leader of a key ally is not just poor behaviour, but also damages the national interest.
It’s difficult to see where relief or compromise is likely to come from in the foreseeable future, given the state of Australia’s industrial...
If the government is to genuinely improve housing affordability, it also needs to focus on increasing housing supply.
The current regime tempts greenhouse gas emitters to buy their way out of their obligations rather than taking genuine steps to reduce their carbon...
We need to close loopholes used by politicians to get around donation guidelines.
A leadership spill in Melbourne is purely cosmetic without deep economic reform to dismantle union dominance and reckless spending.
It’s surely of concern that an aspiring director remains defensive about legitimate media scrutiny of company decision-making, which is part of...
The prime minister’s decision to attend a fundraising dinner at the $40 million harbourside mansion occupied by Felix Lee could be a serious lapse...
There is no room for a Peronist-style flat tax on gas exports, but there is a place for a sensible discussion about what a fit-for-purpose gas...
We should be wary of the union push for Labor to impose strict limits on AI use at work. That would go against the general rule that the best form of...
Anthony Albanese and Andy Burnham want to improve the political system. But politicians, high on newfound power, have a habit of making promises they...
Federal Labor has set a bad example of fiscal responsibility by getting deeper on the hook for funding Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop.
It’s not just a matter of protecting Australia’s sovereignty from the potential threats posed by powerful, untrustworthy Chinese artificial...
Despite Trump bending the rule book, co-hosting the event has also been a successful PR exercise in an era where global anti-Americanism is rising.
A new era of industrial strife looms large due to the Albanese government’s IR shake-up, which primarily serves the institutional interests of...
Much of the action in determining Labor’s position will be on the ALP National Conference floor next week.
The strength of the super system will now be judged by how effectively it ensures that retirees have a sustainable, reliable stream of earnings to...
What the ramping up of the fighting again really demonstrates is that Trump lacks an effective strategy for ending the conflict in the Middle East.
Altering the risk-reward equation will inevitably affect investors’ decisions about backing Australian startups.
It’s hard to fathom what political or public value Anthony Albanese thinks he stands to gain by playing shallow parlour games on air.
The “good” optics of domestic politicians eagerly courting Modi belie the harder realities of the India-Australia strategic and economic relationship.
Unless Labor finally gets serious about pro-productivity policies, its flawed stewardship of the economy will continue to exacerbate the grievances of...
Beijing should be well aware that firing a weapon into the open ocean, thousands of kilometres from its mainland, is deeply provocative.
The PM’s decision to take a more interventionist approach shapes as another example of the Labor government doing the unions’ bidding on workplace...
The opposition leaders in the two biggest states are grappling with internal conflicts that have become the political focus ahead of looming state...
The country’s extraordinary history suggests it still holds the unique capacity to anchor the democratic world and recommit itself to responsible...
Academic institutions should remain places of openness and collaboration. But it shouldn’t mean inadvertently emboldening countries that don’t...