5 Things You Need To Know About Drones
These are the five things you need to know about drone regulation in Australia. Read the full report from Darcy Allen here...
Business Confidence High But Small Businesses Know There Is More Work To Be Done
Today’s Sensis Small Business Index shows that small and medium businesses are more confident about the future than they have been since early 2010. However, the report also shows...
The Case For Cutting Red Tape On Drones
From videography and construction, to the age-old primary industries of agriculture and mining, drones hold remarkable potential to revolutionise many Australian industries. From 29 September 2016...
On Regulation, Productivity and Growth
Concern over Australia’s recent falling productivity growth should centre on the real contemporary policy task of achieving marginal reforms that enable individuals to propel long-run...
Sugar Tax Leaves A Bitter Taste
The Grattan Institute’s report demanding a new sugar tax on soft drinks is a blatant insult to the Australian people. Grattan, founded by the Rudd government, prides itself on...
I’m A Victorian. Can You Please Sell Me Some Electricity?
Yesterday’s revelation that the closure of the Hazelwood power station in March 2017 means Victoria will need to import electricity from New South Wales and/or Tasmania during summer peaks...
Red Tape Hampers Resources Recovery For Miners
The future prosperity of resource-rich states such as Western Australia is threatened by unnecessary regulatory roadblocks. Capitalising on a possible market recovery, and unleashing the potential...
How Activists Use Red Tape To Stop Development And Jobs
Section 487 (s. 487) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act extends special legal privileges to green groups to challenge federal environmental project approvals...
Submission On Exposure Draft Of Superannuation Legislation
Superannuation lies at the heart of important national policy questions about taxes, spending, personal responsibility and the role of government. Almost a quarter of a century after the...
Opening Remarks To Victorian Parliament Ride Sourcing Inquiry
Regulatory decisions surrounding the ridesharing industry are of critical importance to the Victorian economy because they will set a precedent for the disruptive potential of the sharing economy...
Energy Ministers Need To Facilitate, Not Limit, Consumer Choices
As the nation’s Energy Ministers prepare for Friday’s meeting in Canberra to discuss how to “ensure energy markets remain stable and secure” it would be a major step...
Annastacia Palaszczuk And The Latest City-Country Divide
Nothing reveals the clear divide between inner city and regional Queensland than the long, tumultuous history of land clearing. The Palaszczuk government’s now failed changes to native...