Writer: Patrick Gardner

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    July 8, 2026
    Australia has a big, green industrial problem. There is no shortage of green projects vying to get off the ground, but…
  • June 10, 2026
    The decision by Treasurer Jim Chalmers in last month’s Federal Budget to limit negative gearing sent a predictable wobble through…
  • Resilience Budget

    May 8, 2026
    Not every government that builds a strong fiscal position knows what to do with it. Even fewer are afforded the…
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    April 8, 2026
    Australia exports many of the building blocks of the global energy transition while importing the refined fuels that keep its…
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    March 18, 2026
    The conflict in Iran and resulting impacts on global energy security have provided policy makers with another example of Australia’s…
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    February 11, 2026
    The internecine bloodlust that has beset the right-wing and centre-right of Australian politics has presented a New Year gift for the…
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    December 12, 2025
    As the year winds down and Bublé’s dulcet tones start drifting out of every cafe, elevator and shopping centre in…
  • The changing climate of climate change

    November 19, 2025
    There are several well-worn truisms in Australian politics. “Disunity is death” is one that all political parties recognise. Bipartisan support…
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    October 27, 2025
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    October 22, 2025
    Australia is undertaking a series of set pieces that capitalise on its role as an economically-advanced middle power, while aiming…