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Just what else did ANZ uncover when looking at BBSW?

  • Written by: Pat McConnell, Honorary Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University

In his response to questioning by MPs at the House Economics Committee hearings into the big four banks, Mr Shayne Elliott, CEO of ANZ, may have inadvertently let the cat out of the bag,

When questioned about the ongoing litigation regarding manipulation of the bank bill swap rate (BBSW) benchmark, which belatedly the government wishes to make a cr...

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The Ford plant closure is sad loss of manufacturing know how

  • Written by: Geoffrey Brooks, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Future Manufacturing), Swinburne University of Technology

The closure of Ford’s casting plant in Geelong does make you wonder how losing the ability to make our own engines can be a step forward. Australia should take stock and contemplate what kind of society we are becoming.

Critics of the decision to allow the car industry to leave would argue that governments should subsidise their local car...

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When it comes to food, could 'reactive' sometimes be best?

  • Written by: Alessandro R Demaio, Global Health Doctor; Co-Founded NCDFREE & festival21; Assoc. Researcher, University of Copenhagen
imageFlickr / S B, CC BY-NC-ND

True for almost all situations in life, being proactive is best. And this has been a formative lesson in my time so far: whether reaching out to a potential mentor that inspired me and making time for a coffee and a chat, or walking to work to beat any future risk of cardiovascular disease, or simply being the first to say...

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Trump or Clinton: who will be the best for our region?

  • Written by: Mark Beeson, Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia
imageMost serious foreign policy analysts hope Hillary Clinton wins the US presidential race.Reuters

Everyone knows by now that the current, endlessly drawn-out electoral process in the US is remarkable, even by the standards of an increasingly weird political era. The consensus is that no matter who becomes the next president, it will be bad. If...

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