Our OECD Sec-General
It is certainly a coup that an Australian will head up the OECD. Mathias Cormann may be the best person for the job, who knows? There was no selection process, …
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Market gets rid of old, dirty Yallourn power
Update: Yallourn means high time for a carbon price says Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW 12 March. We couldn’t agree more – see here for our $30/tonne plan. Professor …
Flights to Qld the latest rort?
$1.2 billion is to be spent subsidising 50% of the cost of flights, 14 routes out of the 34 to Queensland. The capital cities of other states missed out which …
JobKeeper comes to premature end
The number of workers on JobKeeper dropped by more than half from 3.6 million individuals last September to 1.54 million in December but it is clear that there are many …
A sorry, inconclusive business
If nothing else the accusations of rape against Christian Porter have demonstrated how disastrous it is for the parties involved. There can be no criminal conviction or acquittal in this …
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 …
Dob in a job seeker unethical
The Government’s JobSeeker hotline for employers to dob in job seekers who are ‘not genuine about their job search’ is punitive, subjective and unethical, resulting in more people being ‘breached’ …
Parliament is built on male privilege. That must change
It’s a great privilege to be elected to Parliament and to create laws that shape society and guide workplaces across Australia. However, some male parliamentarians see it differently. For them …
Facebook work-arounds
Dean of Swinburne Research and Dev, Lisa M Given, in The Conversation suggests some straightforward ways to fill the gap left by Facebook restrictions: Sign up to Australian news organisations’ …
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 …