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Dave Sharma

This Month

The Reserve Bank of Australia calculates Australians paid $1.2 billion in card surcharges last year.

Paying to tap and go should no longer be a fact of life

The RBA’s proposed reforms offer a considered way forward toward a more modern and competitive system that is more friendly to consumers and small businesses.

June

Labor’s new Industry Minister, Senator Tim Ayres’ remarks that trade unions should be able to exercise some sort of veto over the use of artificial intelligence in workplaces is alarming.

Tim Ayres is wrong. Unions should not control AI use in workplaces

The idea that trade unions should be able to exercise some sort of veto over the use of artificial intelligence is retrograde and risks Australia falling behind the rest of the world.

April 2021

The resistance to the latest coup has this time proven sophisticated and resilient.

Canberra can help bring Myanmar from brink of chaos

Myanmar’s military is losing control of the country it has seized. Regional diplomacy is now searching for a face-saving exit for the generals.

November 2020

Rudd

Why Rudd is wrong about Australia's climate isolation

The former PM say greenhouse gas inaction risks making us a global pariah. In reality, Australia's technology-first approach to cutting carbon emissions is setting an example for the world.

January 2020

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran's empire-building ambitions held at bay for now

Mass protests and an unpredictable US president have shaken the foundations of Iran's whole strategy.

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