Energy giants want to thwart reforms that would help renewables and lower power bills
Jun 21, 2020 11:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Australias energy market is outdated. It doesnt encourage competition and thats holding back the transition to renewable energy. Important reforms to modernise the market are on the way, but big energy companies are...
Why we'll still need waste in a circular economy
Jun 21, 2020 11:27 am UTC| Economy
Every year, we buy 30 billion tonnes of stuff, from pizza boxes to family homes. We throw out or demolish 13 billion tonnes of it as waste about 2 tonnes per person. A third of what we discard was bought the same year....
Coronavirus in India and Brazil: new forecasts for when economic giants will hit peak
Jun 21, 2020 04:11 am UTC| Economy
While many of the worlds top ten economies appear to be past the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, India and Brazil are still on the way up. This is a tragedy unfolding for both countries. It is also bad news for the world...
How investing in green infrastructure can jump-start the post-coronavirus economy
Jun 21, 2020 04:08 am UTC| Economy
COVID-19 has turned the world on its head. Many socio-economic benefits Canadians took for granted are now under threat, and the economic, infrastructure and environmental problems that we were once content to ignore are...
Retail won't snap back. 3 reasons why COVID has changed the way we shop, perhaps forever
Jun 21, 2020 03:51 am UTC| Business Economy
Its wrong to expect a snap-back at shopping centres, food courts, cinemas and other places where people used to gather to spend money. Weve identified three reasons why spending in physical stores on goods like clothes...
Why countries should leverage universities as a new force in global diplomacy
Jun 21, 2020 03:33 am UTC| Economy
States have long been the main actors in international relations. But they are finding it increasingly difficult to deal by themselves with multiple contemporary issues such as climate change, pandemics, terrorism and...
Vital Signs: COVID-19 recession is different – and we need more stimulus to deal with it.
Jun 21, 2020 03:30 am UTC| Economy
Australia has done well on the public health front during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to decisive action by the National Cabinet in March. Australia has done better than most countries on the economic front, too, thanks...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects