Productivity Commission Media Release Labour productivity fell by 0.8% across the economy in the June quarter, but rose by a modest 0.5% over the year to June 2024. This marks a return to the weak productivity growth trend of the five years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. “During the pandemic, aggregate productivity rose but…
e61 Institute Media Release Australians have a ‘persistent degree’ of inertia when it comes to their choice of supermarket, which is likely to explain the dominance of Coles and Woolworths more than a lack of access to alternate options, according to new research by the e61 Institute. Using a novel source of data – consumer…
By Denis Hay Description Can Australia achieve zero environmental impact in transport? Explore how EVs, renewables, and innovative tech can create a sustainable future. #SustainableTransport Introduction: Can We Achieve Zero Environmental Impact in Transportationo? As the world grapples with the consequences of climate change, the transportation sector stands out as a major contributor to global…
By James Moore “A soldier doesn’t fight because he hates what is in front of him, he fights because he loves what is behind him.” – G.K. Chesterton. He wanted to help. That was a central part of his character and explained his personal mission. Everyone of his peers and family would have understood if…
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The wonderful serendipity of the internet caused me to stumble across something I wrote or in February, 2017. (You can read the whole thing if you like by clicking on this link: The Future Is Different! If That Seems Obvious Then Why Are So Many Acting As Though It Isn’t!). Anyway, remembering this was written…
Qantas Engineers’ Alliance Media Release More than a thousand Qantas engineers, fed up with management’s refusal to negotiate reasonable wages, are set to escalate the impact of their ongoing industrial action with line maintenance engineers – whose duties include the towing and marshalling of aircraft – to walk off the job during peak-hour flights on…
The ongoing Israeli operation against Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia group so dominant in Lebanon, is following a standard pattern. Ignore base causes. Ignore context. Target leaders, and target personnel. See matters in conventional terms of civilisational warrior against barbarian despot. Israel, the valiant and bold, fighting the forces of darkness. The entire blood woven tapestry of…
The Queensland LNP have a policy (just the one !) which they believe will sweep them into government come the 26 October state election. They have taken their lead from the Northern Territory CLP where it’s all about crime and punishment – mainly Aboriginal crime although that is thinly veiled. The Queensland LNP have adopted…
Australian Federal Police Association Media Release The critical shortage of police officers across Australia, as reported today, is a particularly acute problem in the Australian Federal Police, where officers are relatively underpaid compared to other jurisdictions. AFP Association President Alex Caruana: “AFP officers are overworked and under-resourced and the situation has reached a tipping point.…
By Michele Madigan As always, on August 6th we commemorated the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and later Nagasaki, when many lives were immediately obliterated and the lives of so many more, the Hibakusha were set on a terrifying trajectory of post bomb living. …