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Federal Court blows contract reporting rules

Federal Court blows contract reporting rules

The Federal Court is blaming an “administrative oversight” for its underreporting of $2.5 million worth of procurement contracts last year. Responses to questions on notice reveal the court updated its procurement contract notices three days after Senate estimates. AusTender notices published on February 28 reveal the previously unreported $2.5 million
Negotiation, delay, and strategic reality

Negotiation, delay, and strategic reality

There is a recurring instinct in Western policymaking to believe that with enough persistence, enough goodwill, and enough diplomatic effort, even the most entrenched conflicts can be negotiated toward resolution. It is a deeply held belief, almost a reflex. But in the case of Iran and its proxy network, particularly Hezbollah, that instinct is not ...
Driverless cars will kill the London taxi

Driverless cars will kill the London taxi

After an eleven hour flight, I stepped out of Phoenix International Airport into the balmy Arizona heat. It felt like I had stepped into the future. Weaving in and out of lanes of regular taxis and airport shuttle busses, I saw a constant flow of white Jaguars adapted with roof mounted cameras and sensors, gliding past. I recognised them instantly as ...
Big target strategy

Big target strategy

With the midterm elections just over six months away, Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are face with the likelihood of shocking losses. Not only is history against them — a president’s party has lost ground in twenty of the past twenty-two midterm elections — but polls show Trump’s historically low

Federal Court blows contract reporting rules

Federal Court blows contract reporting rules
The Federal Court is blaming an “administrative oversight” for its underreporting of $2.5 million worth of procurement contracts last year. Responses to questions on notice reveal the court updated its procurement contract notices three days after Senate estimates. AusTender notices published on February 28 reveal the previously unreported $2.5 million

Negotiation, delay, and strategic reality

Negotiation, delay, and strategic reality
There is a recurring instinct in Western policymaking to believe that with enough persistence, enough goodwill, and enough diplomatic effort, even the most entrenched conflicts can be negotiated toward resolution. It is a deeply held belief, almost a reflex. But in the case of Iran and its proxy network, particularly Hezbollah, that instinct is not ...

Driverless cars will kill the London taxi

Driverless cars will kill the London taxi
After an eleven hour flight, I stepped out of Phoenix International Airport into the balmy Arizona heat. It felt like I had stepped into the future. Weaving in and out of lanes of regular taxis and airport shuttle busses, I saw a constant flow of white Jaguars adapted with roof mounted cameras and sensors, gliding past. I recognised them instantly as ...

Big target strategy

Big target strategy
With the midterm elections just over six months away, Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are face with the likelihood of shocking losses. Not only is history against them — a president’s party has lost ground in twenty of the past twenty-two midterm elections — but polls show Trump’s historically low