Articles
2025
Opinion piece: One extra email – a small change that could revolutionise public policy
Every year, thousands of Australian charities are required to file an Annual Information Statement.
Opinion piece: From Wi-Fi to what if? – Andrew Leigh on Australia’s innovation gap
When Australian scientists at CSIRO developed the technologies behind modern Wi‑Fi, it was a breakthrough that reshaped how people connect and communicate.
Opinion piece: AI helping shape a better future
Artificial intelligence is often described in apocalyptic tones. Depending on who you listen to, it is either about to take every job, or end work as we know it.
Opinion piece: Shrinkflation – less for the same, and harder to spot
Have you noticed your shopping basket feeling lighter, even though the bill at the checkout hasn’t changed?
Opinion piece: Fair play, high performance: What sport teaches us about productivity
Australia is a nation obsessed with performance. We admire grit, teamwork and ingenuity on the field, and we take pride in our reputation for punching above our weight in international sport.
Opinion piece: We must stay open: Five reasons tariffs are a bad idea
For more than half a century, open trade has helped make Australia more prosperous, dynamic and resilient. Yet around the world, support for openness is fraying. Big economies are turning inward.
Opinion piece: When the empirical strikes back
When a German bakery chain wanted to boost sales, it didn’t hire consultants or launch a splashy rebrand. Instead, it did something more radical: it ran a randomised trial.
Opinion piece: A productivity agenda that puts people first
In 1930, John Maynard Keynes looked a century ahead and predicted that productivity growth would transform the lives of future generations.
Opinion piece: Fair go, fair markets: why consumer trust matters more than ever
In a fast‑changing economy, consumer trust isn’t just a virtue – it’s a necessity.