Australia and China share key interests in Southeast Asia in the context of a global green transition and great power rivalry. (more…)
Category: Economy
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Time to change Australia’s grand strategies
As global power dynamics shift and traditional alliances fray, Australia’s current grand strategies are reaching their limits. (more…)
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RCEP can aid in battle against global protectionism
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, created to promote open trade and regional integration, offers a powerful platform to resist rising global protectionism. (more…)
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Beijing’s global vision takes shape in Africa
Mao Zedong once famously declared that “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun”. But almost a century later, China realises that triumphing in an increasingly multipolar world also requires shaping public opinion. Accordingly, Beijing is rearranging its foreign policy outlook – especially in Africa. (more…)
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China and renewable energy: Dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
China’s deployment of renewable energy technologies is spectacular and globally dominant, but is not its primary focus. (more…)
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As costs rise, poll shows most Americans blame Trump
“Working families are seeing their grocery bills and other prices skyrocketing thanks to President Trump’s erratic trade policies, and they know full well who is to blame,” said one critic. (more…)
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From nuclear to nature laws, here’s where Ley stands on four energy and environment flashpoints
Sussan Ley has been elected Liberal leader after defeating rival Angus Taylor in a party room vote on 13 May. Now the hard work of rebuilding the party can begin. (more…)
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Is government a good ‘parent’ to foster kids?
Australian Governments have an opportunity to make a huge positive difference in the lives of the young people who grow up in its care. All that is needed is one simple change. (more…)
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After the 2025 election: Energy transition and restoration of Australian growth
An historic election
Australia has had insecure governments looking over their shoulders at political threat for one and a half decades. None of the Gillard, Abbott, Turnbull, Morrison and first term Albanese Governments had substantial majorities in the House of Representatives. None ever stood so high in electoral standing that it felt able to take the risk of implementing policy reform in the public interest that could be distorted for their opposition’s political benefit. None had a chance to develop policies in the national interest that take years to mature and to win broadly based electoral support. (more…)
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Productivity with purpose: Roy Green, structural reform and Australia’s place in the world
Roy Green’s recent article on productivity reform offers one of the most cogent and hopeful visions for Australia’s economic future. (more…)
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Trump’s USAID cuts only accelerate the West’s miserly convergence with China
Critics of the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid warn that it will undermine the United States’ capacity to compete with China. (more…)
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Critical minerals offer a path to check US unilateralism
Trumpian trade policy promises a period of spasmodic aggression and persisting uncertainty. (more…)
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In memory of the Marshall Plan – a primer for Gen Z
The attack on Pearl Harbour led to an enormous volume of United States resources being committed to the war against Nazi Germany. (more…)
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Dutton’s election campaign rout lets RBA off the hook
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock must be breathing a quiet sigh of relief now the Albanese Government has been triumphantly returned to office. If you can’t think why she should be relieved, you’re helping make my point. (more…)
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China touts new law as foundation for private sector growth
A week after the passage of a law on China’s private economy, officials said the bill would “unleash” the potential of the non-state sector. (more…)
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Labor says its second term will be about productivity reform. These ideas could help shift the dial
In his victory speech, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese highlighted social policy as a major factor in Labor’s electoral success, particularly Medicare, housing and cost-of-living relief. He was justified in doing so. (more…)
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The steady-state economy: Why we need it and how it could be progressed
A common factor underlying several of Australia’s major problems — housing, inadequate public transport, slow response to the climate crisis, loss of biodiversity, water shortage, pollution and deforestation — is the growth in consumption. Yet it is receiving negligible attention from the government and Opposition. (more…)
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An economic reform agenda for Labor
The recent election was won by looking ahead. But a better economic future requires an economic reform agenda, and getting agreement will not be easy. However, there are encouraging signs that the government is up to the task. (more…)
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Who’s afraid of big, bad China?
Be afraid, be very afraid. But not of China. To the contrary, the proper management of co-operative relations with China is essential to Australia’s future. (more…)
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Thanks to Trump, China has the cards it needs to win the trade war
Trump’s actions have left nations feeling betrayed while accelerating China’s self-sufficiency. These, plus Beijing’s rare earth dominance, could spell victory. (more…)
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‘This ship changes the game’: World’s largest all-electric ferry launches in Tasmania
The world’s largest 100% battery electric ship has been officially launched at a shipyard in Hobart and is almost ready for service in South American waters, where it will ferry up to 2100 passengers and 225 vehicles between Argentina and Uruguay. (more…)
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The American Dream
“That’s why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.” George Carlin. American humourist (more…)
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Just not in time
Donald Trump’s tariffs and before-the-border barriers are a de facto self-imposed naval blockade of America that undermines the modern just-in-time economy. (more…)
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Trump’s unilateral tariffs have pushed ASEAN closer to China
President Donald Trump has achieved a ‘miracle’ in under 100 days. He suceeded in breaking diplomatic and trade relationships with neighbours like Canada and Mexico that took hundred of years to nurture. His unilateral tariffs have upset many including China, Japan, South Korea, and the ASEAN countries. (more…)
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How credible are the Coalition’s budget projections?
The Coalition’s costings finally reveal that in the next two years it will have a bigger deficit than Labor. In the second half of the four-year projection, the forecast net positive impact from the Coalition’s policy changes is questionable. (more…)
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Why it’s time to think big on tax reform
Australians have been promised quick-fix tax measures to ease cost-of-living pressures. Instead, it’s high time to reform and simplify a complex tax system. (more…)
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How credible are the Coalition’s budget projections?
The Coalition’s costings finally reveal that in the next two years it will have a bigger deficit than Labor. In the second half of the four-year projection, the forecast net positive impact from the Coalition’s policy changes is questionable. (more…)
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The $60b energy boom hidden in Barnaby Joyce’s backyard
It’s the kind of economic windfall that regional Australia dreams of: $60 billion in investment, 4000 construction jobs, more than 5000 ongoing jobs, and enough clean energy to power half the country. (more…)
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The fall of Saigon: From triumph to Trump (Part 3)
On 30 April 1975, Saigon fell, Vietnam rose. The story of Vietnam after the US fled the country is not a fairy tale, it is not a one-dimensional parable of resurrection, of liberation from oppression, of joy for all, but there is a great deal to celebrate. (more…)
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Vietnam goes big in its sprint to 2030
Vietnam’s General Secretary To Lamo is leading an “era of national rise” towards 2030, striving for institutional reform and rapid economic growth to break Vietnam out of the middle-income trap.