by The Conversation | Dec 11, 2023 | Features
What is the reform agreement? State and territory governments are responsible for running public hospitals, but about 40% of public hospital funding comes from the Commonwealth government. The National Health Reform Agreement is front and centre of any discussion...
by Chris Sheedy | Dec 7, 2023 | Features
Discussions around vehicle emissions standards often focus too much on the belief that stricter standards represent an attempt by governments to force people to purchase a certain type of vehicle, but this discourse contributes to Australian standards lagging behind...
by Patrick O'Connor | Dec 7, 2023 | Features
Many experts have been highly sceptical of using market forces to reverse the damage we’ve done to nature. There is some truth to this. Markets seek to find the point of exchange between sellers (here, farmers and landholders) and buyers (fund managers, government and...
by Chris Sheedy | Dec 6, 2023 | Features
When action movie leading man Gerard Butler, star of the Olympus Has Fallen series that also included London Has Fallen and Angel Has Fallen, launched a lawsuit in 2021 claiming he was owed at least US$10 million in profit, the media lapped it up. That’s typically the...
by The Conversation | Dec 5, 2023 | Features
It’s getting towards the time of the year when you might feel more overwhelmed than usual. There are work projects to finish and perhaps exams in the family. Not to mention the pressures of organising holidays or gifts. Burnout is a real possibility. Burnout is...