On September 12, a range of US organisations, including the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia, wrote to the US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent. In the now required fashion, they first expressed their, “appreciation for President Trump’s steadfast commitment to…
There have been millions of words written about Trump, and I will just add my own personal views to the pile. Trump appears to believe in the blunt application of power and leverage in negotiations, and moreover the view that…
It is still not well known that Australia generally runs a trade deficit with America and have done for decades. But this still didn’t stop Trump levying a 10% tariff on Australian exports into the US – with Norfolk island,…
If I had to write a performance review of Jim Chalmers, it would probably include something like, “nice chap, intelligent and plays well with others, but no impact.” And so, probably to plan, today’s Federal Budget was a non-event, except…
There isn’t a single, major public policy sector in Australia that would not benefit from substantial review and reform, including taxation, superannuation, income distribution, migration policy, aged care and competition policy, but what has happened over the last decade –…
