Politicians love comparing NZ’s economy to Singapore or Ireland – but it’s simplistic and misleading
Canva, The Conversation, CC BY-NC Unveiling Amazon Web Services’ long-awaited NZ$7.5 billion “cloud region” – a cluster of local data […]
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Why a possible $1 billion bill for Coles and Woolworths has put a common employment clause in the spotlight
Australian supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles now face the prospect of a combined bill exceeding A$1 billion in relation to
Building consent reform: how digital technology can make new liability rules watertight
Getty Images The government’s proposed shake-up of New Zealand’s building consent system will be the biggest reform in the sector
New research shows Year 12 students face many pressures – far beyond study and exams
Westend61/ Getty Images The federal government wants to increase the number of Australians who complete tertiary study from 60% to
Too many Indigenous Australians die before getting to claim the age pension. We need to make retirement fairer
Aaron Burden/Unsplash, CC BY If you’re a non-Indigenous Australian, when you hit the age of 67, you’ll typically have another
As Trump abandons the rulebook on trade, does free trade have a future elsewhere?
The global trading system that promoted free trade and underpinned global prosperity for 80 years now stands at a crossroads.
How do we get more Year 12s doing maths?
Black ice/ Pexels , CC BY Mathematics has been the broccoli of school subjects for generations of Australian teenagers. Often
Insurers have detailed data on your home’s flood risk. So, why don’t you?
Buying a house is one of the most high-stakes decisions many people will make in their lives. Yet many households
To fix broken electricity markets, stop promoting the wrong kind of competition
Getty Images Competition is seen as a panacea in electricity markets: if only we had more, prices would be lower,
Autistic students say they want schools to focus on their strengths – not their diagnosis
DGLimages/ Getty Images An increasing number of young Australians are autistic. About 4.4% of children aged to 10 to 14