Australian institutions


Abbott no fan of change, just marriage

Tony Abbott’s conservative manifesto Battlelines fails to address a key issue — that institutions need to change with society. Change isn’t always a bad thing, writes David Hetherington.

BHP won’t get 51 per cent of Rio

BHP knows can’t get just 51 per cent of Rio – its main Australian shareholders aren’t interested in such a number. And the ambiguity about which company “its” refers to is intentional, writes Michael Pascoe.