What is the Canada trade model and could it work for a post-Brexit UK?
Apr 20, 2016 10:33 am UTC| Insights & Views
It has been suggested that, in the event of a Brexit, the UK could negotiate a partnership with the European Union similar to that enjoyed by Canada. Boris Johnson has suggested that it would be relatively easy for the...
Should tax collection be privatised?
Apr 20, 2016 06:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Law
The release of the Panama papers is yet to reach its endgame, but there are some clear truths we can take from it. People or businesses who dont pay their taxes whether deliberately or through ignorance undermine state...
Beyond the icon: despite a construction boom, Australian skyscraper design needs to evolve
Apr 20, 2016 06:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
The competition to be the city with Australias tallest skyline is in full swing. But too many towers are rejecting local climate and context in an attempt to dominate skylines. As a high-rise apartment boom sweeps...
Why the 60 Minutes shambles is unlikely to be a one-off incident
Apr 20, 2016 05:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
It may be a small indicator of how far journalism standards have fallen at one of Australias great newspapers that a reporter on The Sydney Morning Herald, interviewing me for their online site about the attempted...
Morrison warns banks not to pass on new 'user-pays' impost to finance ASIC reform
Apr 20, 2016 05:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Treasurer Scott Morrison has warned Australian banks not to pass on to customers the $120 million user-pays charge imposed on them to finance a strengthened Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The...
How might Big Tobacco react to a rise in cigarette excise?
Apr 20, 2016 05:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
There now appears to be bipartisan recognition in Australia of the political stench of cigarettes. Labor governments have taken a dim view of smoking for at least a decade, but now even the Liberal Party is joining the...
Queen Elizabeth II at 90: does old age affect a monarch's ability to reign?
Apr 20, 2016 05:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Modern British monarchs may have it easier than their forebears but strength, intelligence and a hearty constitution are just as necessary today as they were in the Middle Ages. This may seem surprising. After all, as a...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects