Finance
20-20 hindsight
2020 was not what it was supposed to be so will 2021 usher in a recovery that’s supposed to be? 18 January 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital 2020 didn’t exactly turn out the way I or […]
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The China bubble that never pops
Sinophrenia was a term coined to label the somewhat schizophrenic condition where pundits believe China is simultaneously poised to suffer an economic crash and poised to take over the world. Former Australian ambassador to Beijing, […]
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International student exploitation rife
At the start of the coronavirus crisis the prime minister told international students and migrant workers with medical training they had “opportunities” in Australia but for the rest it was “time to go home” […]
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Not taxing times for all
The latest Tax Office transparency data has had its usual pre-Christmas release, on the very last sitting day of parliament for 2020, this year’s data also distracted from public scrutiny by COVID-19. The oil and […]
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Beyond the blame game
A former ambassador to Beijing recently described Australia-China relations as having moved from the bottom of a pit to a “sub-basement” of the pit. There is blame on both sides but, former intelligence office, David […]
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Dollars are not the sum total of local news
This year more than 100 local and regional newspapers across Australia were either shutdown or cut back to online only publications, four decade veteran of Queensland regional news, Ian McDougall says don’t blame the coronavirus […]
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ASPI’s influence over university grants
The Australian Research Council launches investigation into Australian academics, based solely on US government-funded research by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, the day after a report in Murdoch press 14 December 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein The […]
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Distinguished professor smeared
Daily Telegraph’s claim of “Aussie link to China military lab” a tale of skewed facts and innuendo that preceded a campaign of violent threats against a world-renowned scientist 9 December 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein Eminent Australian […]
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ABC doubles down after racist clip
Rather than apologize for a children’s comedy show depicting Chinese people eating rats, cockroaches and maggots, the national broadcaster says it was “explaining the eating culture” of ancient China 25 November 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein What […]
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Agency of foreign influence
ASPI rakes in millions of dollars from the US Government and Australia’s Department of Defence en route to record year for revenue 24 November 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein (Image by Marcus Reubenstein) The Australia-China relationship […]
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The fog of Defence contracts
Department of Defence secretly investigates itself, does not make public the review’s existence or its terms of reference, and keeps any resulting report secret. Defence recommends buying hundreds of vehicles from Thales, despite no need […]
Finance
No shot in the arm
The market reaction to positive news on a COVID-19 vaccine tempered by a significant spike in US infections and the threat this posed to the economy with no progress on more fiscal stimulus 30 October […]
Economy
Never tear us apart
IMF research finds nations with low public confidence in government response to COVID-19 are also nations where people are ignoring social-distancing protocols 13 November 2020 | Era Dabla-Norris, IMF (Image: United Nations covid campaign) […]
Economy
A better outlook
Still far from upbeat about the economy the Reserve Bank of Australia is more optimistic about conditions than three months ago 6 November 2020 | Richard Colleville The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) quarterly Statement […]
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No wars, Trump’s positive legacy
Unlike almost all of his predecessors Donald Trump fully understood that every US war of the past 70 years ended badly. Apart from his ideological aversion to foreign conflicts, his leadership style would not translate […]