The ANU Crawford School hosted an excellent forum on Friday, mostly a retrospective from key players in the 1995 Hilmer competition reforms, but also with some interesting insights into competition policy design and work left to do for the Abbott Government's new review.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
ANU forum on competition policy reforms - Fred Hilmer
The ANU Crawford School hosted an excellent forum on Friday, mostly a retrospective from key players in the 1995 Hilmer competition reforms, but also with some interesting insights into competition policy design and work left to do for the Abbott Government's new review.
Fred Hilmer talked about what the Abbott Government's proposed review of competition policy should focus on, and what can be learnt from the Hilmer reforms.
Fred Hilmer talked about what the Abbott Government's proposed review of competition policy should focus on, and what can be learnt from the Hilmer reforms.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Agriculture infrastructure development in Australia
In NAB's latest Corporate Finance Insights, Frank Drum and Ben Matigian examine the infrastructure gap in Australian agriculture and the potential for strategic infrastructure investment in the sector.
Australia’s role in securing the food, water and supply chains of Asia
Dr Ken Henry, (former Treasury Secretary) has provided an insightful and realistic assessment of the role for Australian agriculture in Asia in the latest version of NAB's Corporate Finance Insights.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Basin Plan Timeline for 2014
The MDBA has released a timeline of Basin planning activities for 2014.
There are a lot of publications due for release this year, which will start providing some of the detailed planning information, including:
There are a lot of publications due for release this year, which will start providing some of the detailed planning information, including:
- water trade guidelines (March)
- evaluation framework (April)
- annual environmental watering priorities for 2014-
15 (June) - environmental watering strategy (November)
Saturday, March 1, 2014
State of Housing Supply Report: Changes in how we live
Around Australia, most housing markets exhibit dampened demand and construction rates, reflecting an investment environment of relative uncertainty and risk aversion. While prices have edged upward in many places (significantly in Darwin), relatively low levels of demand continue despite historically low interest rates.
Encouraging entrepreneurial thinking in rural communities
Farm consolidation, globalisation of new technologies and different ways of doing business are all having an impact on Australia’s rural communities. For those with an entrepreneurial mindset, the changes signal opportunity rather than the threat of decline.
“In the rural sector, the ability to identify, create and develop new opportunities is fundamental to building sustainable businesses and making the most of emerging markets,” says Dr Yasmin Chalmers, Director of the Centre for the Study of Rural Australia at Marcus Oldham College. “We designed the EntruBIZ program to encourage farmers and other business owners to think in a more entrepreneurial way.”
“In the rural sector, the ability to identify, create and develop new opportunities is fundamental to building sustainable businesses and making the most of emerging markets,” says Dr Yasmin Chalmers, Director of the Centre for the Study of Rural Australia at Marcus Oldham College. “We designed the EntruBIZ program to encourage farmers and other business owners to think in a more entrepreneurial way.”
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