Category Opinion

Australia has a problem with greenhouse gas emissions – a bigger problem than the political debate concedes. Late last week, as Australians endured record August warmth and global heating-fuelled extreme rain, the federal government released data that suggest heat-trapping gases…

We shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Nor judge a research paper by its title. “Discussion paper No.5: Public investment and potential output”, just published by the Office for Budget Responsibility, doesn’t sound like a barrel of laughs. But…