Labor says it will move a motion in the Senate this week for a message to be sent to the Governor-General, requesting he dismiss Dyson Heydon as royal commissioner.AAP/Alan PorrittLast Monday, Dyson Heydon, the royal commissioner investigating trade union corruption, dismissed the unions’ application for him to step down on the ground of...
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What Tony Abbott himself claims as his government's achievements are all reversals of previous policies.AAP/Paul MillerThe Abbott government marks its two-year anniversary of winning office today, September 7. I was tempted to begin by claiming that Tony Abbott has established himself as one of Australia’s more successful prime ministers,...
Elena Ferrante's searing portraits of women have won her international acclaim, though very little is known about the author herself.Text Publishing, CC BY-SAItalian novelist Elena Ferrante is a cult author. She is defined as “one of the great novelists of our time” in The New York Times Book Review, “the best contemporary...
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For a long time, you might have defaulted to overseas suppliers when sourcing fabricated metal components for a project. The unit price was lower on paper, and the maths seemed straightforward. That...
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Tariff escalations, supply chain fragility, geopolitical events, and the ongoing threat of cyber disruption have reshaped the risk environment facing Australian organisations. The problem is that ma...
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