How much are Australian businesses being burdened with regulatory red tape? Is the problem worse in Australia than elsewhere and is it getting worse?
Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies, says we don’t know because we haven’t measured the impact of bureaucracy on business. He says we need to measure it so we can reduce the cost of compliance with the various regulations. He says red tape clogs up the system, harming economic growth, much like pollution can harm our natural environment.
But who would enforce the new scheme? He has a great answer to that question — listen to the podcast!
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Aussie dollar caught in the storm
Sharp market moves last week with the expectation of faster Fed rate hikes and an unwinding of the reflation trade. The Aussie dollar has been caught in the storm, says NAB’s Rodrigo Catril.
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Radio in a podcast age
Jonny Gould and radio programmer Liam Thompson on how radio networks can respond to the podcasting challenge.
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Did New Zealand get it right on broadband?
Australia and New Zealand embarked on high speed broadband roll-outs around the same time. Their approach, it seems, is cheaper, faster – with more reliance on fibre – and has been quicker to deploy.
