Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s rallying cry to Australians ahead of the federal election is “make our bank accounts great again” as she urges the Coalition to follow the lead of Donald Trump with an uncompromising policy agenda.
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Why invest in Australia?
It says something about national smugness when the feelings of the ‘Jidirah Spirit Whale’, which tells all the fish in the sea what to eat, when to mate, and where to migrate, overrides an $18.7 billion Woodside offshore gas project with the capacity to power 8.5 million homes for 30 years.
Read moreBusiness as usual will ruin us
Australia is confronted by three big changes in our strategic circumstances that are making our steady-as-you-go approaches to security and economic development untenable.
We face a markedly increased risk of war in the Indo-Pacific; the global economy is restructuring rapidly in adverse ways; and the Australian economy has stalled with essentially zero productivity growth, declining international competitiveness and a flight of much-needed investment.
Read moreJapan to reinforce Top End defence with ADF and US
The three nations are committed to a secure, free Indo-Pacific region.
Read moreBallooning public service is no fix for stagnant growth
The balance of the economy is tipping too far to big government.
Read more‘Orthodox’ Trump economics makes sense for Australia
Trump’s plans in the areas of energy, taxation and reform of the federal government promise the greatest economic benefits to the US and should be looked at carefully by Australian policymakers.
Read moreNo Musk, but creating efficiency a must in Australia too
One of Donald Trump’s most eye-catching moves this week was appointing Elon Musk and fellow tech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy as outside efficiency experts to the US federal government.
Read moreASIC approach to cutting red tape is welcome as BCA calls for national de-regulation agenda
The Business Council is calling for a national de-regulation agenda to boost economic growth by cutting red tape, and the plan outlined today by the corporate regulator, ASIC, to reduce regulatory complexity is strongly welcomed.
Read moreTrump: “We’re going to terminate the Green New Scam.”
Trump: “We’re going to terminate the Green New Scam.” “Why aren’t we creating great energy plants, great sources of energy, instead of playing this game with wind that is ruining everything, killing […]
Read moreBusiness Chiefs Revive Push to Cut Tax Impost
Business leaders are reviving calls for Anthony Albanese to lower the corporate tax rate, warning Australian businesses will be increasingly uncompetitive under Donald Trump’s plans to slash company taxes in the United States to 15 per cent.
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