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Ricky Ponting the Nathan Rees of Cricket

Louise Easson's picture

The Australian cricket team and the NSW Government are both suffering from a lack of leadership.

The harmonisation of national, local and state-based regulation

Martin Tolar's picture

These days, most businesses compete on a national or international basis, and the last thing they need is to face the increased cost of cross jurisdictional regulatory anomalies.

The Maximalist Republic: Minimalism no longer a viable option

klaas.woldring's picture

Dr Woldring predicts that should the major parties fail to deliver on a governance reform agenda, a new political party will emerge. First up a revival of the Australian Republican Movement.

Political Champions Needed for a Spatially Enabled Society

Gary Nairn's picture

Australia needs politicians smart enough to value spatial inofrmation to become champions of the need for a national spatial data infrastucture program.

Creative Commons & Spatial Information

Wayne Patterson's picture

The CS2i team from the NSW Spatial Council want to hear your views as they consider the potential application of Creative Commons to NSW Government spatial information.

Battling the Dysfunction of Federation

Tony Abbott's picture

The “blame game” must stop, as Mr Rudd said before the election, but how can it be stopped if the institutional arrangements don’t change?

The Imperative for Government to Engage Online

Matthew Crozier's picture

For government, the benefits of tapping into the views of the wider community are immense.

Politicians Pay: A fair salary determining mechanism

quagga's picture

Politicians are some of the only employees who can set their own terms and conditions of employment at will without having to bargain with their employers.

Maintain the pressure on regulatory reform

John Tucker's picture

Better regulation is about informed choice between regulatory options.  

Focusing on Risk

patrickcallioni's picture

Regulation in fields such as health and policing has evolved thanks to risk management standardisation, so too should financial regulation.