Across a whole range of economic policies — from taxation to free-trade agreements — both Labor and Coalition governments have consistently failed to stand up for Australia’s national interest, writes Sydney lawyer Robin Speed. It was Machiavelli who wrote in the 16th century that “… it has always been no less dangerous to discover new…
Life is a cabaret I’ve been having conversations with a young relative who has been working in that strange world of finance, consultancy, public relations and so on. Naturally we talked of the recession in the US, and what it could portend for us. He is more optimistic than I — naturally — and, quite…
Australia’s shrinking automotive industry is in dire trouble. However, if the right strategic changes were made, Australia could have an important, scale-efficient, high-quality automotive industry two or three times its current size, argues Craig Milne. Craig Milne Despite record sales of new vehicles, Australian automotive manufacturing is in trouble. Evidence is provided by the spectacular…
As Australian banks reel from their exposure to the US sub-prime lending crisis and failed loans to local stock-exchange speculators, it is instructive to take a look at what is happening across the Tasman. Peter Westmore reports. After six years of steady growth, Kiwibank has just announced a massive 31 per cent rise in profits…
