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The economy needs boldness not bandages
Ashley Craig | February 14, 2025Australia heads towards the 2025 election a little too relaxed about what’s required to drive our economy into the future. The challenges ahead demand an agenda of genuine reform.
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Supply chain tensions
Elizabeth Mackie | January 30, 2025Having piled all their manufacturing into China to reduce their costs, global manufacturers have been diversifying their supply chains beyond China again, but this trend brings its own set of problems.
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You make your own luck
ANU Editorial Board | January 7, 2025If it is to avoid having its luck run out, Australia needs a reform agenda suited to the structure of the Australian economy and its new position in the world.
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The good, the bad and the uncertain
Luke Hartigan | December 20, 2024The Australian economy has had a tough few years, but while there could be brighter days ahead, potential clouds are gathering on the horizon.
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Productivity is the priority
Open Forum | December 19, 2024Labour productivity declined by 0.5% in the September quarter and by 0.8% over the year, according to the Productivity Commission’s latest quarterly productivity bulletin.
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How will Trump’s tariffs affect Australia?
Katie Miller | November 12, 2024With the newly elected Trump administration threatening to introduce higher tariffs on imports, the Australian government should act quickly to seek tariff exemptions, and businesses should prepare to adapt to a more challenging trade position
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Could a “circular economy” envelop the world?
Kris Hartley | October 25, 2024A global “circular economy” could reduce waste, encourage innovation and tackle climate change but its potential benefits are tempered by political and social challenges.
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Critical minerals are key to economic security
Naoise McDonagh | October 24, 2024Critical minerals are a major economic resource for Australia’s future. Crucially, these minerals are no longer just economic resources, but a matter of economic security.
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A beginner’s guide to competition
Paul Blacklow | July 30, 2024Australian consumers tend to suffer higher prices because many of the most important markets are oligopolies, rather than competitive, but what do these economic terms mean?
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Closing time
Katie Miller | July 14, 2024Australian firms are going out of business at a rapid rate in a difficult economic environment.
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Australia’s economy strategy in Southeast Asia
Teck Chi Wong | July 14, 2024Economic engagement was a key focus at the 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, and there has been some serious money being put on the table by the Australian Government to help “derisk” private sector investment in Southeast Asia.
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Enforcing foreign investment rules
David Uren | July 13, 2024Treasury has stepped up enforcement of Australia’s foreign investment regime to find the right balance between protecting national interests and encouraging investment inflows.