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

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...

The response to gas ‘crisis’ is an innovation question

3 November 2022 | by David Havyatt

Talking about how to respond to increasing fossil-fuel prices that we want to phase out of our energy system doesn’t seem like an innovation question. However, our response to...

Memo to Jobs Summit: Let’s use the skilled people already here

28 August 2022 | by David Havyatt

The jobs and skills summit faces some interesting challenges, not least being the apparent low unemployment rate against a backdrop of policy initiatives designed to create jobs. There is...

The productivity benefits of lifting wages

20 April 2022 | by David Havyatt

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...

Election campaigning begins with nonsense about energy

10 April 2022 | by David Havyatt

The Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction, Angus Taylor, is technically the minister in charge of implementing the federal government’s commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050. Despite being...

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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?

The response to gas ‘crisis’ is an innovation question

Memo to Jobs Summit: Let’s use the skilled people already here

The productivity benefits of lifting wages

Election campaigning begins with nonsense about energy

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