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That GST debate: is it game over, game on, or just a never-ending game?

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imageNew South Wales Premier Mike Baird is one of the more reasonable and well-performing politicians in the country.David Moir/AAP

On Sunday, June 28, New South Wales Premier Mike Baird and South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill breakfasted at an Adelaide cafe. Baird had flown to SA for the meeting. Their discussion was about Tony Abbott’s...

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The quiet rebellion taking place in business schools

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If you ask most people what goes on in business schools, they would probably assume that a bunch of pointy heads tell other pointy heads how to read spreadsheets. Push a bit further and you might get some stories about foreign students, shiny buildings and courses that teach people how to be bastards...

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