This Month
Women need credible pathways to reach C-suites
Organisations should focus on broadening the diversity pool by providing support and development opportunities to women.
Honesty about wind and gas is best energy transition policy
The willingness to lead and tell the truth about the energy transition is lacking across the political spectrum.
Wong should have sent a stronger message about China and US uncertainty
The foreign minister missed an opportunity to be firm about the challenges from Beijing and the US, and Australia’s defence.
Australia must control the controllables to compete with Trump’s America
While Trump is sending America in a more productive and competitive direction, Australia is going nowhere fast.
The age of uncertainty calls for a new reform era
The Summit is an opportunity to drive an important conversation about how we can develop a policy framework that enables Australia to ride out the gathering storms.
Zelensky was right. But he didn’t read the MAGA room
The best outcome for Australia would be if Trump is pursuing a grand China strategy. But we also need to hedge against him cutting deals with tyrants.
February
Chinese warships a wake-up call to step up our maritime security
The clear and present China threat that sailed so close to home must mobilise the political class to take action.
Labor still lacks real aviation competition policy
The proposal to turn nationalised Rex into TWU Airlines is another sign that Labor remains all too open to political interventions in the aviation sector to suit vested interests.
Good regulation could be the making of private markets
The goal should be a regulatory circle that increases investor confidence and helps legitimise and spur growth of both private equity and private credit firms.
Trump’s tempest and China’s live-fire means Australia must do more on defence
Trump’s capricious foreign policy and ambiguous commitment to alliances mean we need to become more self-sufficient in how we safeguard our security
WiseTech is still a prisoner of its founder
Investors have now passed a harsh judgment on the company’s governance problems.
Labor loses ground and brings on new Mediscare election
The concern is that Labor’s new policy abandons the existing targeted approach and would expand eligibility for bulk billing incentives to all Australians regardless of needs and income.
Albanese’s Whyalla rescue plan is a gamble on Australia’s future
Wasting subsidies on industries with poor growth prospects is not the way to restore Australian prosperity.
Killing ASX diversity rules should be start of governance reset
John Wylie’s new “first principles” rule book should be the starting point for the debate about what best practice corporate governance should now look like.
Big super shouldn’t control our retirement
Meaningful change to the retirement income system should ensure that consumers have competitive and tailored retirement products and services to choose
Inflation will tell if RBA’s pre-election cut is the right call
We don’t doubt Bullock and the board have conducted themselves independently. Yet, the RBA’s credibility will finally depend on whether inflation continues to fall.
Populist politics won’t make insurance cheaper
Peter Dutton has reached for a big stick without any attempt to explain how breaking insurers up into smaller companies would lower the cost of insurance.
Lowe and the Fed are cautionary tales for the RBA
If the board believes there is genuine uncertainty about future cost pressures and inflation continuing to fall, then rates will need to stay on hold.
Boardroom diversity shouldn’t be a box-ticking exercise
Corporate strategy should be shaped by people from different backgrounds whose fresh perspectives on solving problems and seizing opportunities can add value.
Hate speech laws can’t fill the civic vacuum exposed by antisemitism
Our leaders must foster a culture where people leave their prejudices and biases at the door when they enter a classroom, workplace and other public spaces.