economic policy

The promotion of fossil fuel-driven growth by Trump poses significant challenges but there are mitigating factors as well.

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Australia heads towards the 2025 election a little too relaxed about what’s required to drive our economy. The challenges ahead mean it needs genuine reform.

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The slowdown should be a wake-up call for the government to take remedial action especially to address weakness on the demand side.

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From auto tariffs to trade wars, Trump’s protectionist policies are back—leaving Europe struggling to form a unified response.

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The Australian economy has had a tough few years, but there are some reasons to be positive, and other reasons to be not so positive.

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International students can be a potent source of soft power, as Australia would do well to remember.

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Timor-Leste doesn’t have much, but it does have vast reserves of gas. Should it be able to be extracted in the name of climate justice?

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Australia’s proposed cap on international student enrolments is the latest headache for Indian higher education students looking to study abroad.

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The richest man in the world and a populist presidential candidate team up for an election. What happens next is anyone’s guess, but we’ve been here before.

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Indonesia’s capital has poor water infrastructure. Existing water resources should be reused to avoid a water crisis.

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Private investment in conservation is always welcome but the evidence suggests governments will need to do the heavy lifting when it comes to repairing nature.

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