Public Policy

David Mahon summarises the outcomes of the recent US-China summit in Beijing from his unique Beijing-based perspective

David Mahon summarises the outcomes of the recent US-China summit in Beijing from his unique Beijing-based perspective

Mergers, money and will it actually work? The questions to ask about the Government's public service reforms

Mergers, money and will it actually work? The questions to ask about the Government's public service reforms

Public Service transformation: Government departments to reduce, sinking lid on budgets, more AI use, target of 8.7K fewer public servants

Public Service transformation: Government departments to reduce, sinking lid on budgets, more AI use, target of 8.7K fewer public servants

Inside the Capital: Buying back the bank, babies, budgets and what you need to know

Inside the Capital: Buying back the bank, babies, budgets and what you need to know

To identify educational winners requires creating educational losers. Can we afford them?

To identify educational winners requires creating educational losers. Can we afford them?

Shang-Jin Wei explains how last week's meeting between the Chinese and US presidents could improve the global outlook

Shang-Jin Wei explains how last week's meeting between the Chinese and US presidents could improve the global outlook

Nicolas Jabko thinks US central bankers can no longer count on a deep well of conservative support for their independence

Nicolas Jabko thinks US central bankers can no longer count on a deep well of conservative support for their independence

Shlomo Ben-Ami envisions a less stable, more fragmented future, with China benefiting from declining faith in the US

Shlomo Ben-Ami envisions a less stable, more fragmented future, with China benefiting from declining faith in the US

Carolina Alves argues that using the wrong tool to manage price growth fueled by war and structural shifts is a political choice

Carolina Alves argues that using the wrong tool to manage price growth fueled by war and structural shifts is a political choice

Natalia Albert assesses the potential for the Opportunity Party's leader Qiulae Wong to become a Winston Peters-style kingmaker

Natalia Albert assesses the potential for the Opportunity Party's leader Qiulae Wong to become a Winston Peters-style kingmaker

Ross Stitt examines the OneNation byelection trouncing of a Liberal Party stronghold in Australia and wonders what it will mean for their politics - and ours

Ross Stitt examines the OneNation byelection trouncing of a Liberal Party stronghold in Australia and wonders what it will mean for their politics - and ours

Trump‑Xi summit will be no ‘Nixon in China’ moment – that they are talking is enough for now, Rana Mitter says

Trump‑Xi summit will be no ‘Nixon in China’ moment – that they are talking is enough for now, Rana Mitter says

Australia's budget has a bundle of reforms in a time of ‘extreme uncertainty’, Stephen Bartos says

Australia's budget has a bundle of reforms in a time of ‘extreme uncertainty’, Stephen Bartos says

Government still looking at developing an LNG import terminal, with Energy Minister Simeon Brown saying it'll take into account the Middle East conflict as part of any final decisions

Government still looking at developing an LNG import terminal, with Energy Minister Simeon Brown saying it'll take into account the Middle East conflict as part of any final decisions

Government to amend climate change law because court claims are 'creating uncertainty in business confidence and investment.' Greens slam move

Government to amend climate change law because court claims are 'creating uncertainty in business confidence and investment.' Greens slam move