Andrew Leigh: how government can guard against inequality Features In late 2001, at the age of 55, the Australian journalist Elisabeth Wynhausen decided to take leave from her job and try life as a
What Nordic states can teach us about investing mining wealth November 26, 2014 By Dr Andrew Scott Features The Nordic nations have much less adversarial political cultures than Australia, and this brings major long-term policy benefits. This lesser adversarialism exists in part because,
Ken Henry: policy resilience and the reform narrative September 18, 2014 By Ken Henry Features This will be something of a homily to some of my colleagues in the economics profession who have felt motivated to involve themselves in the
Chief scientist: future depends on science, IT, engineering, maths September 2, 2014 By Stephen Easton News It’s time Australia took science more seriously to secure the country’s future, remain internationally competitive and play a part in global affairs, according to the nation’s chief
Tom Burton: reform frustration calls for focus -- and courage August 1, 2014 By Tom Burton Features The Business Council of Australia’s report from consulting house McKinsey & Company — revealing a startling lack of competitiveness across virtually every sector of the economy
Glenn Stevens: challenges for economic policy July 25, 2014 By Glenn Stevens Features Thank you for once again coming to support the Anika Foundation, on the eighth of these annual fundraising occasions. Once again my topic is “challenges
