Hindsight is a beautiful thing, gifted frequently to opposition parties, armchair critics and newspaper columnists, but never to policymakers in the grips of an actual crisis. With lockdowns easing, it’s a good time to look back and assess the...
Australian farmers are calling for a fair go in return for supporting an economy-wide aspiration of net zero emissions by 2050.
The National Farmers Federation says producers need to be acknowledged for the losses they suffered during the Kyoto negotiations and in...
The Business Council of Australia is a pale imitation of the body that pioneered economic reform and deregulation 30-40 years ago. Nowadays it is dominated by firms in service industries who support green policies which for many of them...
By Laura Michell Business, tourism and education leaders from across Whittlesea have joined with council to form the municipality’s inaugural Business Advisory Panel. The panel comprises representatives from the city’s agriculture, tourism, education, trade, resource recovery and manufacturing sectors,...
It would also dramatically reshape the Australian media industry.
NRL’s complicated love triangle with broadcasters
The NRL is supported by the two biggest fish in Australian media - News Corp (through its majority owned pay TV arm Foxtel). But at various...
The nation's business community is urging the government to adopt a far more ambitious short-term carbon emissions reduction target, if the nation is to have any chance of reaching net zero by 2050.
Key points:
The BCA wants emissions reductions targets of...
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A milestone global deal to ensure big companies pay a minimum tax rate of 15 per cent and make it harder for them to avoid taxation has finally been agreed after Ireland, Estonia and Hungary signed up to the...
Lillywhite says another weakness in Australia’s laws is the lack of a register that lists the beneficial owners of companies incorporated in the country or a register of trusts. “This is where Australia has absolutely fallen off the wagon...
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Consumers are being warned to brace for higher prices over Christmas as retailers pass on higher costs from COVID-19 and supply chain havoc.
As Australians prepare for a shopping spree when lockdown ends, there are new warnings retail supply chains...
Analysts say Australian motorists are missing out on cheaper electric vehicles due to government inaction on climate change, with new data revealing local models are far too expensive to compete with petrol cars.
As Australia falls further behind other nations...
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