Australia was a world leader in standing up to the social media giants on publishing online content. But in the vital area of empowering parents to protect their children online we have slipped behind. By James Mathias.
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The MRC is not alone in calling for the use of statistical data to improve judicial integrity. But its voice was the only to be censored for actually undertaking the exercise. By James Mathias.
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The scope for speculative class actions has been drastically reduced after temporary changes to continuous disclosure laws were made permanent. By James Mathias.
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The strong economic recovery is delivering a skills training bonus. By James Mathias
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Enshrining a definition of casual employment into legislation provides much needed certainty for the employment landscape. By James Mathias.
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Excluding agriculture won’t get us to net zero emissions. But a few policy tweaks could transform Australia’s 400 million hectares of farmland into net consumers of carbon sequestered into the soil. By James Mathias.
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The safe storage of nuclear waste is under threat from pointless political manoeurvering. By James Mathias.
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Labor is conspicuously alone in opposing reforms that would bring litigation funders under the same regulatory umbrella as other financial service providers. By James Mathias.
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Labor clearly hasn’t thought through its ‘no-brainer’ housing policy commitment. By James Mathias.
Opponents of the Government’s proposed income tax cuts either misunderstand how taxation works or are selectively omitting key facts. By James Mathias.
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Australia is performing better than other OECD countries during the pandemic thanks to policies implemented by the Coalition. By James Mathias.
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Daily infection numbers must be balanced against the health of the economy if we are to make good policy decisions. By James Mathias.
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The depth and length of the recession will be decided by what we can do to put small business back on its feet. By James Mathias
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The undeniable truth is that Victoria is moving closer to once again being labelled the ‘rust bucket state’- a position reminiscent of the early 1990s. By James Mathias.
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Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services by James Mathias.
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Sitting atop the Victorian Government’s legions of public servants is a growing band of highly paid unelected bosses doing the jobs of Ministers. By James Mathias.
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Lawyers who pay almost no tax and produce nothing are making obscene profits from other people’s misfortune. By James Mathias.
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The Victorian Government has taken stay-at-home orders to a new level, targeting people who don’t own their home. By James Mathias.
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