Author: Joseph Brookes

ABC to channel Big Tech revenue into regional reporting

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The ABC will use the revenue it now receives from Facebook and Google to fund its planned increases in regional and outer suburban reporting. The public broadcaster’s managing director...

Labor to move on opaque tender reporting processes

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A Labor government would introduce new reporting requirements for government tenders, forcing agencies to provide more detail and consistency on the billions of dollars spent on external providers every...

Collective investment vehicle bill passes, scheme set for July

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A corporate collective investment vehicle will be available in Australia from July after Parliament passed legislation with bipartisan support. The long-promised change introduces a new type of company for...

Lack of innovation is hurting productivity growth: Treasury

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The productivity gap between the most innovative companies in the world and Australian firms is growing, according to new analysis by economists at the federal Treasury, who found local...

Tehan’s taskforce and the million-dollar McKinsey mystery

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Trade minister Dan Tehan has declined to provide almost any detail about a lucrative contract his department awarded to global consulting giants McKinsey last year, with the Opposition slamming...