Press Releases

Press Releases

No, Joe, America should not be copying Australia's 'asset recycling' misdirection
Asset recycling is a shell game, a way to get around government accounting rules.ShutterstockAnyone who has been to La Guardia airport in New York can attest the dire need in…
the self-surveillance strategy to keep supermarket shoppers honest
ShutterstockRetailers have tried many overt tactics to limit theft, such as signs that display images of CCTV cameras, threats to prosecute offenders, bag checks, checkout weighing plates and electronic security…
Pros And Cons Of Personal Loans
How often do you think of personal investments such as renovations or new furniture? And how often do you give up on these thoughts because of unaffordable expenses? No one…
What the US defence industry can tell us about how to fight climate change
The GPS system of global positioning satellites is just one of the innovations that have sprung from the US military and transformed our lives.ShutterstockAchieving the large-scale cuts in greenhouse gas…
Paying an extra $150 million a year to protect growers? That's bananas!
No international traveller can miss the impact of Australia’s quarantine restrictions. Loud posters at every international airport instruct you to dump your fresh produce or face large fines. Into the…
Why the government will be sending more GST funding to Western Australia
If the Commonwealth government’s proposed reforms for the distribution of the GST revenue between the States and Territories is implemented, about a billion dollars a year of additional commonwealth funds…
Vital signs. When cutting interest rates might not help
Whether there is a floor beneath which cuts in interest rate are ineffective depends in part on house prices.ShutterstockThere’s a meme around official interest rates since the financial crisis, and…
5 tips on how to be a good mentor to someone twice your age
As people stay in the workforce longer and change jobs more often, it's increasingly likely there will be times an older colleague might benefit from mentoring. ShutterstockPlato and Aristotle. Barbara…