A bigger table needed!
The Federal Treasurer’s economic reform roundtable needed a wider range of voices, including those representing lower income Australians. More seats at the roundtable and a bigger table! The theme should …
Science
Despite having a high proportion of globally ranked universities, Australia’s research impact, business R&D investment, and proportion of R&D expenditure relative to GDP, remains low. Dr John H Howard, Innovation …
Rural and remote communications
Telecommunication services are essential services, as important to our health and way of life as the electricity and water in our homes. We rely on phone and internet services in …
Media
Super rich tech to rule the world? The issues Digitisation has allowed concentrations of big technology companies – Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft – amassing great wealth and influence …
A Trojan Horse to a Surveillance State
The Albanese government is attempting to introduce legislation that will ban social media for anyone under the age of 16, and provided a 24 hour window for the public to …
eSafety Commissioner: Govt approach dangerous, ill-informed
We condemn the horrific Wakeley terrorist attack and wish for a speedy recovery for Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and the Christ the Good Shepherd Church. We agree the video of …
Democrats Lead on Right to Repair
Appearing before the Productivity Commission, Democrats Right-to-Repair campaigner Adrian Lozancic (aged 19) made a convincing case for reform that would challenge the anti-competitive tactics of big tech. Australians are being …
EV fast chargers a high priority, or is it?
In its list of high priority initiatives, just released, Infrastructure Australia has again included EV recharging stations on the national highway. It also calls for policy and regulation (for standards) to …
Regulate the tech giants
The Government’s News Media Bargaining Code legislation has passed the House of Reps and seems likely to get through the Senate with Labor support. It’s a ridiculous bill and a sop to …
Don’t mention electric vehicles!
Announcing its Future Fuels Strategy on the ABC last week, the Energy Minister was at pains to claim that plug-in hybrids are the natural choice, together with hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Anything but fully …