Premium Columnists Let’s be friends! The Australia-UK free trade agreement Economy & Industry 'Global Britain' turns its gaze favourably upon distant Australia for a free trade deal 'in principle' negotiated with speed — even haste.
Time to ditch the Dominic Cummings technocratic, mechanical vision of government Tuesday November 17, 2020 By Matthew Flinders and David Blunkett Editors' Picks Dominic Cummings believes that's what’s needed is strong 'flexible, adaptive and empirical' leadership and the mastery of technology in order to control uncertainty.
Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and the dangers of excessive positivity Tuesday October 6, 2020 By David Collinson Editors' Picks When taken to excess, being positive can become manipulative and counterproductive. In fact, excessive positivity can be extremely dangerous.
Tony Abbott: why Boris Johnson would want Australia’s controversial ex-PM as a trade envoy Friday September 4, 2020 By Simon Torme Career Advice What on earth could drive the British prime minister, Boris Johnson, and his advisers to reach out to someone whose toxicity matches Donald Trump in…
Why it matters that so many senior civil servants are quitting under Boris Johnson Thursday September 3, 2020 By Peter Murphy Editors' Picks A recent spate of departures at the top level of the British civil service is more than a matter of personnel change. It’s the result…
When great powers fail, small states must organise to protect their interests Friday July 24, 2020 By Robert G. Patman Editors' Picks To be sure, the rules-based international order was under assault before COVID-19 – challenged by the authoritarian style of Vladimir Putin’s Russia and Xi Jinping’s…
