Overview In developing the 2016 Defence White Paper, Defence adopted an integrated approach to bring together for the first time the key elements of investment needed to deliver and sustain Australia’s defence capabilities. The key elements include equipment, infrastructure, information and communications technology, science and technology, and workforce Establishing a ten-year Integrated Investment Program will...

The fossil fuel industry is causing massive environmental damage and driving climate change. People are inadvertently supporting the fossil fuel industry through the investment decisions of their super funds, the custodians of their retirement savings. Many super funds have recognised the dangers of climate change, as well as the risks it poses to fossil fuel-related...

The Port of Darwin lease highlights an urgent need to review how Australia takes account of its national security interests in making decisions about foreign investment.

The Australian Government commissioned an independent review to consider the capabilities of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The review is a forward-looking, whole-of-agency exercise that assesses ASIC’s ability to meet its current and future objectives and challenges. It is not a performance review. In undertaking the review, the panel consulted extensively with businesses...

In the past, housing policy-makers have argued that housing is a social, rather than an economic, investment. However, problems with the housing market may be constraining national growth and imposing costs on the public purse (e.g. homelessness impacts on health budgets). Published research suggests a range of potential links between housing and economic growth. For...