In the first article in the series ‘Defending the NDIS’ – Complexity – I pointed to the actuarial fiction of ‘primary disability’ as the root cause of NDIS complexity....
Policy
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Labor says it will support the $1 billion in tax incentives targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) unveiled in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s March federal Budget that aim to...
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Whether wages are keeping up with the cost of living is shaping as one of the key election issues. Unfortunately, neither party demonstrates an understanding of the link between...
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It takes 50 days, on average, for Australian regulators to process a foreign investment application, nearly double the statutory limit, according to the latest data which reveals another increase...
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Defence Minister Peter Dutton has refused to say if Australia’s nuclear submarine program will have at least the same level of local industry involvement as the 60 per cent...
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A significant review of the Privacy Act is running six months late and will be handballed to the next government, despite being launched two and a half years ago....
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After an incredible debut last year, it is a great pleasure to launch the InnovationAus Awards for Excellence 2022, a six-month program that aims to highlight and celebrate the...
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Treasury performed fewer audits of foreign investors last year, moving instead to using outside firms to check compliance with rules for high risk and high value investments. The audits...
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Legislation introducing a ransomware penalties regime, a $1.6 billion economic accelerator and the long-awaited patent box are among the bills which have now lapsed after failing to be passed...
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The trillions of dollars tied up in super funds should be used to pay for large social and infrastructure projects to develop a new Australian economy, according to former...
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The popular export market grants scheme is doomed to fail unless there is a “severe overhaul” following the federal government’s controversial reforms which have drastically reduced the value of...
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The administration of $1.3 billion in grants from the Coalition’s flagship manufacturing program could come under the audit office’s microscope after being listed as a potential investigation next year,...
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Laws introducing increased penalties for data breaches announced in response to the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal will not be passed before the election despite being announced by the federal...
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The Australian Information Industry Association has called on the next federal government to combine the functions of the Digital Economy minister and the Government Services minister into a single,...