Governments are defined not only by ideas, but by events. You’ll never be thanked for dodging a bullet. Risk management alone can’t make your government a success but poor risk management will make it a failure.
Boom
Iron ore boom is just getting started
Iron ore prices have been the invisible driver of much of the China boom since 2004 in this country as that country’s steel industry has grown. While copper has attracted much of the interest, boring WA dirt has been the sleeper, writes Glenn Dyer.
What to do with a $20 billion budget surplus?
Stand by for the mother of all spending sprees from John Howard and Kevin Rudd over the next two months as Australia fights its first federal election campaign at a time of unprecedented government surpluses.
Big government conservatism sparks Canberra building boom
Increasing public service numbers are changing the real estate map of Canberra, writes Christian Kerr.
