Waiting for better care: why Australia’s hospitals and health care is failing

Oct 30, 2018 12:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

This week were exploring nine different policy areas across Australias states, as detailed in Grattan Institutes State Orange Book 2018. Read the other articles in the series here. Australia has a good health system by...

Mr Darcy as vampire: a literary hero with bite

Oct 30, 2018 12:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

Ever since Colin Wet-Shirt Firth got hearts racing across the globe in Andrew Davies BBC adaptation of Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice (1995), the cult of Mr Darcy has been in full swing. To many Austen fans, he is a...

Labor is making big promises for a Pacific development bank, but questions remain

Oct 30, 2018 12:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views

This week, Opposition leader Bill Shorten used a major foreign policy speech at the Lowy Institute to announce that, if elected, a future Labor government would establish an infrastructure investment bank for the Pacific...

Illuminating the 'dark web'

Oct 30, 2018 12:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

In the wake of recent violent events in the U.S., many people are expressing concern about the tone and content of online communications, including talk of the dark web. Despite the sinister-sounding phrase, there is not...

FxWirePro: Shrinking IVs and mounting risk reversals in EUR/GBP amid rising geopolitical turmoil in EU and UK

Oct 30, 2018 11:38 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

Angela Merkel is stepping down as leader of the Christian Democrats. That is putting pressure on the euro. However, she is planning to remain chancellor until the end of her term. As a result, the euro retraced its losses,...

eToro first to list BNB coin despite lingering pessimism

Oct 30, 2018 10:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

The invention of crypto-space has been conceptualized and developed mainly based on the unwavering and robust mechanism pondering over the notion that the fiat currencies are highly risky, strained and exposed enormously...

FxWirePro: JPY Crosses Hedging Sentiments Intensify Ahead of BoJ, Flirting With OTC Bearish Territories and Deploy Options Strategies

Oct 30, 2018 07:58 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

During the overnight session today, the Bank of Japan will meet for its monetary policy announcements and while Chinese PMIs are due. It is not expected any new policy signals from theBoJ. We look for how close the Chinese...