How the Asia-Pacific can lead the way on migrants and refugees
Sep 21, 2016 05:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
September has seen a surge of international summits. First came the G20 in Hangzhou, then ASEAN and the East Asia Summit in Vientiane, plus the Pacific Islands Forum in Pohnpei. And, on consecutive days this week, the...
Gen Y carers don't want a free ride, so welfare reform shouldn't single them out
Sep 21, 2016 05:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The federal governments most recent plan to overhaul Australias welfare system focuses on welfare dependency among younger parents, carers and students. The Minister for Social Services Christian Porter in announcing the...
In an age of rhetoric, Australian politics is missing the American flair
Sep 21, 2016 05:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The busy schedule of elections and plebiscites in the Anglophone world has brought with it an increased interest in rhetoric the art of public speaking. In particular, the recent Democratic convention in Philadelphia saw...
Sep 20, 2016 13:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views
With summer coming to a close, copper demand conditions in China have improved markedly. Orders for low voltage copper cables used in real estate construction have increased and production at major copper wire rod...
Sep 20, 2016 13:05 pm UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
With the exception of a few kind words directed at Glenn Stevens, for whom the Reserve Bank of Australias (RBA) last meeting was his last as central bank governor, the meeting minutes contained little of interest....
Why Britain should play the long game with its Brexit strategy
Sep 20, 2016 12:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Britains Brexit negotiating position imposing limits on freedom of movement, while simultaneously seeking free single market access in goods and services is difficult, if not impossible, to square with the four freedoms...
Does the UK need or even want a 'Great British Firewall'?
Sep 20, 2016 11:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Youve probably heard of the Great Firewall of China, the virtual fortification that allows the Chinese government to monitor and restrict internet traffic to and from the worlds most populous nation. Well, the...
‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India