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Nuclear power: Realistic policy option or distraction?

One of the certainties about politics is that the government should ‘control the narrative’. After all, it is the government that can make decisions of consequence; it can legislate,...

Porn and technology are intertwined: So are the regulations

8 May 2024 | by David Havyatt

In the press conference following National Cabinet on family and domestic violence last week, the Prime Minister and Minister for Communications announced three measures aimed at addressing online pornography....

Catastrophising the response to climate change and energy

23 April 2024 | by David Havyatt

The people who used to be at the forefront of climate change scepticism, having failed in that attempt, have found a new strategy: to catastrophise the response to the...

Do mergers result in a less dynamic economy?

27 November 2023 | by David Havyatt

The Executive Summary of the Treasury Consultation Paper on Merger Reform states the central premise of the paper as: In Australia, productivity growth has slowed over a long period,...

Time to recycle critical elements, not just dress policy as strategy

27 June 2023 | by David Havyatt

Governments use many different terms to describe the documents they publish, including ‘policy statement’, ‘white paper’, and ‘strategy’. As a government chooses the term used, it is accountable for...

The best way to improve productivity is to abolish and replace the PC

11 April 2023 | by David Havyatt

The Productivity Commission was a creation of John Howard and Peter Costello. They brought together the former Industries Commission with two other economic advisory agencies: the Bureau of Industry...

On lithium supply chains and the extraction of value

30 March 2023 | by David Havyatt

It turns out that the two lightest reactive elements (excluding the noble gas helium), hydrogen and lithium, are central to our energy future, but neither is an energy source....

Is finance really a sector ripe for innovation?

15 March 2023 | by David Havyatt

The FTX fraud and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank highlight just how unstable the finance system can be. Ever since bankers learnt that they could make money from...

Let’s get real about risk, cybersecurity and director responsibility

28 February 2023 | by David Havyatt

Anyone who has engaged with a ‘professional’ board — be that of a listed corporation, not-for-profit, small business or startup — knows that directors qualified through the Australian Institute...

Is this the end of the third age of capitalism?

22 November 2022 | by David Havyatt

Months ago (in April), as the rise in the CPI was starting to get underway, the InnovationAus editor asked me; “Why is any sign of wage or consumer price...

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Nuclear power: Realistic policy option or distraction?

Porn and technology are intertwined: So are the regulations

Catastrophising the response to climate change and energy

Do mergers result in a less dynamic economy?

Time to recycle critical elements, not just dress policy as strategy

The best way to improve productivity is to abolish and replace the PC

On lithium supply chains and the extraction of value

Is finance really a sector ripe for innovation?

Let’s get real about risk, cybersecurity and director responsibility

Is this the end of the third age of capitalism?

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