And increasing prices for Aussie beef consumers (unfortunately).

I'm hopeful it will be more peaceful in oil rich nations as the resources curse is lifted with the reduced economic importance and devaluation of oil. No prise left to fight over?

Unfortunately, anything that makes driving less costly leads to induced demand- so EVs will likely increase congestion (but at least they won't waste as much energy and polute while idling)

I like how unapologetically Sir John makes the case that investing and pursuing (maximising) profits from energy projects is the role of an energy company. Also the firm belief that energy is a good and benefits everyone who has access to it, while also being mindful of externalities of industry.

I suspect the problem for both major parties is lack of broad & deep membership. But those members that remain are happy with the situation so don't seek to change. If everyone unhappy with Australian party politics joined one, a lot of the problems could be addressed.

The ABC posted a similar conclusion about taxing east coast gas via royalty, however all the exports from QLD do pay royalties. Federal govt can't tax it as it's a state owned resource (unlike offshore oil and gas, which is commonwealth owned)

Any subject specialist (engineer, surgeon, pilot, atmospheric physicist, chef, electrician, coder) ought be open to scrutiny
By professionals in the same industry
In academia that's called peer review - done by those who have relevant/related knowledge and training in science
(Not Facebook U.)

No I wouldn't. Dutton did a great job as defence Minister, but ran a poor campaign as opp leader. Albo seems to be wasting a large majority opportunity to make change. Politics is hard. I respect either party that has a go. Moaning about the cost of poli's doing their job doesn't make it any easier

No. It's a distraction to stop people considering the merits of policy. Accountability for sundries (spent within guidelines) while a totally useless and expensive policy with actual consequences is not discussed.

And it distracts from discussing the merits of the policies in question. In this case the social media ban, which is apparently the reason behind the travel in the first place.

These types of issues all seem a bit petty in the context of a $735b budget. I would like to see what the CEO of any ASX 200 company in Australia spends on expenses for comparison before caring.

I think you're overthinking the US administrations goals. They don't care about ideals, or theUS role in the world. They are interested in doing deals for property development in Russia once they leave office (if not before).

Yes. Australia. Unfortunately for your argument Australia is a federation, and States have to make decisions about how much gas is produced in their jurisdictions. Secondly, there isn't enough pipeline capacity to supply all of Vic and NSW demand from QLD.

The figures from IA's review of HSR between Sydney and Newcastle were bleak, but the commentary nonetheless supportive. Most of the benefits were attributed to wider economic benefits. www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/sites/defaul...