The problem with economic reform is not ‘what to do’ but ‘how to do it’.
This is highlighted by the recent Competition Policy Review.
Ian Harper and the Review team highlighted a range of useful reforms in transport, energy, the professions and other parts of the economy. Most of these reforms are not new. Indeed, in some...
EPA/Patrick SeegerIt is widely accepted that the Greek bailout and austerity package has led to wealth flowing from Greece to its European creditors, benefiting foreign banks at the expense of Greeks, that its debt is unprecedented and unsustainable, that its recession is the unprecedented result of reforms that cannot succeed, and that...
An environmental activist named David Cameron hugs a husky in Svalbard, 2006.Andrew Parsons/PAIn a year when the all-important UN climate change summit will take place in Paris and the UN’s sustainable development goals will be finalised, one would have thought the government of one of the world’s most powerful nations might seize the...
Allegory of War s Jan Brueghel the YoungerOur political Manichaeism
Throughout his recent book Moral Tribes (2013), American psychologist and experimental philosopher Joshua Greene portrays a cultural and political tribalism that divides modern liberal democracies into groups of angry, warring enemies.
Likewise, high-profile social psychologist...
Old and unwanted equipment and business assets are often worth far more than they appear particularly those containing valuable metals. Precious metals, led by gold and silver reaching record highs...
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Everyone wants to live life with independence and dignity. For people with disabilities, achieving this often requires the right support. This is where NDIS providers play an important role. These pro...
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In the modern world, where manufacturing has become highly interconnected, the weakest components of the supply chain can only make the chain as strong as it is. One defective component might cause ...
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