IPA seeks education reform – Jun/Jul 2015

IPA seeks education reform – Jun/Jul 2015

“Without a sweeping reform of the education system, Australia will not address the significant skills deficits that are abundantly apparent in the economy,” says IPA chief executive officer Andrew Conway. “Where businesses have a high demand for skilled labour but are...
In safe hands

In safe hands

As Australia’s population ages and obesity and chronic disease rates spiral, the onus is on health insurance companies to sharpen their strategic plans to ensure they can ride out the huge wave of health demands. Since Chris Williams took up the reins of...
Remote access

Remote access

In his critically acclaimed book from the mid-1960s, The Tyranny of Distance, historian Geoffrey Blainey spoke of Australia as a nation forced to adapt to its geographic isolation from Britain and Europe. Overcoming the distance factor through the development of...