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 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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...