by Patrick J. Byrne A perfect economic storm on a scale not seen since the 1930s has been created by the covid19 economic crisis, China asserting its power across the region and problems resulting from four decades of deep globalisation. The political lesson of the 1930s is that, when unemployment numbers mount, federal and state…
by Patrick J. Byrne The latest Murray-Darling Basin report has highlighted deep discontent among regional communities over the Basin Plan’s water allocations, the science behind the Plan and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA). The report into the “Impact of lower inflows on state shares under the Murray–Darling Basin Agreement” was conducted by the interim inspector-general…
Australia’s symbiotic relationship with China has seen tremendous growth over the past few decades, but it also has come at a great price to our economic independence. The fortunes of our universities, our resources sector through to our tourism, agricultural and real estate industries, have been tied to China’s growth and goodwill. It has been…
by Patrick J. Byrne After the covid19 crisis vividly exposed the vulnerability of Australia’s global supply chains, (re)building essential medical supplies and other strategic industries will take far more government involvement than just cutting the company tax rate. In an exercise eerily predictive of the current crisis, the Department of Defence last year assembled 17…
