This Month
Highest costs, lowest speeds make NBN a financial albatross for Australia
On this trajectory, the NBN may be ultimately regarded as one of the worst investments in Australia’s history.
January
ASX Limited fiddles with DEI while market shrinks
Something is rotten at the bourse’s headquarters with senior leadership in distraction and denial.
October 2024
A narrow window to change the fortunes of the ASX
The cost and regulatory burden of a public listing is driving companies and investors into the arms of private capital. The ASX needs to fix itself.
September 2024
Unlike the original Dr Jim C, Chalmers has no excuse
Failing to learn from past policy mistakes is far, far worse than making them in the first place.
June 2024
Red tape driving shift from public markets to private equity
While the downward trajectory of listed company numbers is a global phenomenon, changes to governance principles have exacerbated this decline here.
September 2023
Liquidate the Future Fund and pay down the debt
It would reduce risk to taxpayers in a higher inflation world and remove the “pea and thimble” public finance distortions and opportunities cost of the wealth manager.