Innovation is firmly on the economic policy agenda, with all sides of politics converging on the importance of boosting and sustaining innovation and maximising the benefits that Australia derives from it. And innovation has never been so important for Australian businesses, as they confront fierce global competition and rapidly changing markets and consumer preferences. But...

Austrade plays a role in helping secure Australia’s economic prosperity, through our work as the Australian Government’s international trade, education and investment promotion agency, and through working to strengthen Australia’s tourism sector. The past year has been one of achievement, helping Australian business and institutions overcome barriers to successful export into difficult markets, and continuing...

In this interview, Professor David L. Yermack (NYU Stern School of Business) and Professor Ray da Silva Rosa (University of Western Australia) discuss the findings of their CIFR-funded research project.

One of Australia's most prominent privatisation advocates has been the head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Rod Sims. In the Financial Review recently, he says he's 'almost at the point of opposing privatisation.' Sims told a conference in Melbourne, hosted in part by the paper, that he now believes the 'people off the...

Age and Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Susan Ryan, steps down this week after five years in the job. Ryan is frustrated at the slowness of workplaces in adjusting to the reality of an ageing population. A new report by accountancy giant, Price Waterhouse Coopers, calculates the economy could be up to $78 billion better off, if...