Author : The Conversation

While watching the debate between the Treasurer Scott Morrison and Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen today at the National Press Club one would not find much in the way of new information,...

More competition in the delivery of human services, as recommended by the Harper Inquiry, is likely to increase the variety of services available, reduce the price of services and may...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his policies are set to get a boost this week after voters elected a parliament that favors reform.  While Rouhani’s reformists didn’t win a majority of...

Any change in taxation invariably raises questions about distribution. Who loses, who wins – and who loses most – will always be an issue. However, such analysis should be...

More than half of jobs are found with the help of a social tie, whether a friend, relative or distant acquaintance. For example, a friend may tell you about a...

  President Barack Obama’s trip to Asia this week highlights how a key element of his would-be legacy is hanging by a precariously thin thread: the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).     President Barack...

Despite the shift to digital newsrooms, it is fair to say that Australian newspapers are still reliant on print for their advertising revenue. Despite the shift to digital newsrooms,...

The big economic issue on the agenda at the G7 is the continued sluggish growth of the global economy. While the group of seven major advanced countries does not include...

  Most women who face economic abuse do not see it as family violence. However, the Victorian Royal Commission on Family Violence connected the two.  Economic abuse has only recently been...

Advocate Shaun Abrahams, South Africa’s National Director of Public Prosecutions, has stepped into some torrid waters.  At a recent media briefing, he dealt with two issues: the first was...