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Briefing paper

Briefing paper

What’s stopping Adani?


This briefing paper argues that Adani is not “ready to go” with its Carmichael coal mine.
Briefing paper

Self-assessments of governance, accountability and culture: information paper


APRA has released this report analysing the self-assessments carried out by 36 of the country’s largest banks, insurers and superannuation licensees, in response to the final report of the Prudential Inquiry into Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).
Briefing paper

Critical materials for the 21st Century Indo-Pacific


This report examines how governments and businesses in the Indo-Pacific can respond to the critical materials challenge. It analyses the economic, social, environmental and geopolitical challenges facing critical materials, and identifies strategies for developing 21st Century value-chains that more effectively meet the needs of both producers and consumers.
Briefing paper

APO Digital Inclusion Collection brief: May 2019


This month's Digital Inclusion snapshot examines three recent reports. Two of these survey digital transformation strategies and initiatives of Australia’s federal, state and territory governments, and the third is a recent New Zealand Government blueprint making a more explicit connection between digital transformation and digital inclusion.
Briefing paper

Taking way too much credit


This paper suggests that the Coalition government’s reliance on dated carbon credits to extinguish over half of its Paris Agreement target might not be authorised, forcing it to purchase last-minute international permits or drastically reduce emissions to cover huge gap.