Modelling shows why premiers are wary of Turnbull's tax proposal
Apr 01, 2016 02:14 am UTC| Politics
If Australian states and territories were to levy an income tax based on residency, the revenue would vary considerably between jurisdictions with wealthier states benefiting more from such a regime compared to poorer...
Apr 01, 2016 02:02 am UTC| Politics
Politics is full of irony and it seems our climate is happy to lend a helping hand. Witness the Great Barrier Reefs encore to Greg Hunts recent award as the worlds best environment minister. Not that Greg could do...
Indian PM risks political backlash if plan to build 1.5 million toilets fails
Apr 01, 2016 00:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The Western world may take them for granted, but in India, home to more than 1.2 billion people, about half the population has no access to or doesnt use toilets. Thats 600 million individuals, or 120 million households: a...
Venezuela amps up media repression by sentencing newspaper publisher to prison
Apr 01, 2016 00:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A court in Venezuelas mineral-rich state of Bolívar has sentenced David Natera, the 74-year-old publisher of one of the states last independent newspapers, to four years in prison for criminal defamation. The...
Australia doesn't need eight different income tax rates
Mar 31, 2016 23:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Defending the idea that states should be permitted to raise their own income tax, Prime Minister Turnbull said that if we were starting from scratch designing our taxation arrangements, we would have a system where each...
Clouds on the horizon for the dawn of Burma's fledgling democracy
Mar 30, 2016 13:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Few people outside Burma will have heard of Htin Kyaw, Burmas new president. In fact, all but those with a close interest in the south-east Asian country, where a democratically elected government has just taken power...
Insecure jobs and incomes carry risk of radicalisation for young Indonesian workers
Mar 29, 2016 05:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Indonesia should address job and income insecurities that plague its large young workforce to prevent them being lured into joining violent extremist groups. The worlds most-populous Muslim country is facing a revival...