The lesson Canada’s prime minister learned from Brexit is helping in its trade rift with US
Brexit suggested the importance of diversifying trade partners, while underlining the importance of geography.
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The Coalition’s 19th‑century colonial time warp on climate
Greens senator Scott Ludlam’s prophecy that environment minister Greg Hunt has been directed to play solitaire for an entire term of office is so far holding up to scrutiny. It is looking increasingly…
Indonesia farewells SBY and his years of wasted opportunities
Indonesian leader Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will end his 10-year presidency in coming days. The retired general, popularly called SBY, won Indonesia’s first direct presidential election in 2004 and secured…
Open data on Australian companies could be the best response to tax avoidance
Open government and public data could contribute up to A$16 billion per annum to the Australian economy.
You’ve probably heard of the Green New Deal in the US — is it time for one in Australia?
Many countries have decided a Green New Deal is exactly the right stimulus response to the COVID crisis. Australia’s steadfast investment in fossil fuels will only hold us back.
The conflict in the Middle East has provided a true test of the resilience of the global economy
And a US blockade of the strait of Hormuz is unlikely to ease the situation.
How to reverse the dangerous decline in low‑carbon innovation
New technologies that can help us to meet climate change targets are struggling to see the light of day. Incentives need to be fixed, and carbon pricing is at the heart of the matter.
Australia’s car industry ignored the elephant in the room: carbon emissions
Australia’s lax attitudes to vehicle emissions has been overlooked in Ford’s exit.
IPCC report: how to make global emissions peak and fall – and what’s stopping us
We know how to flatten the curve of rising greenhouse gas emissions. Doing it is another matter.
Consumers lose out to Australia’s protectionist anti‑dumping laws
The Australian government is using anti-dumping laws are a tool for protecting industries which aren’t competitive, at a cost to consumers.