We now have almost two years of evidence of the impact of the tax cuts signed into law by President Donald Trump in December 2017. The picture is grim. None of the touted benefits has eventuated. Alan Austin reports.
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Almost 900 school kids, aged 12 to 17, were surveyed. ShutterstockA new, ongoing survey on how young Australians understand and imagine their democracy is already challenging long-held stereotypes. The survey – conducted for Democracy 2025 – will eventually draw on the 90,000 students and teachers who engage with the
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One of the most anticipated education reports this year is being considered by ministers in Alice Springs today. The draft review of the National Partnership on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education offers governments an opportunity to make a real impact on their constituents’ lives. The Nous Group analysis of
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The mergers of Australian Public Service Departments announced by Scott Morrison on 5 December will do nothing to advance the cause of good government. The claims of efficiency gains that invariably accompany such announcements always turn out to be illusory, and, far more importantly, result in matters that ought to
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The cost of running the 2017 UK general election was estimated at £140 million (A$270 million). It’s likely to be higher this time. In 2017, the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats spent nearly £38 million (A$73 million) on their campaigns, much of it on social media, and again it’s
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US government sues Gilead to bring down drug prices
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aged care transparency and accountability
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Institutional investors managing more than US$37 trillion in assets have urged governments to step up efforts to tackle the global climate crisis and achieve the goals of the United Nations sponsored Paris Agreement, in a joint statement issued at the UN Conference of the Parties (COP25). The Global Investor
read now The dysfunction in the Home Affairs Department that has been long reported on (see here, here, and here) has now been officially confirmed in a survey conducted by the Australian Public Service Commission. The survey finds that out of 97 agencies in the Australian Public Service, the Home Affairs
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Wednesday’s release of the national accounts for the September quarter confirmed what we already knew — economic stagnation continues. Michael Keating steps into the policy vacuum with solutions.
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