National cabinet to meet on violence against women, with Albanese saying everyone ‘must do better’
Tackling violence against women will be the sole agenda item for a Wednesday national cabinet meeting. …
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Grattan on Friday: Social media companies can’t be immune from the need for a social licence
In the court of public opinion, Anthony Albanese’s rejection of the up-yours attitude of the man he labels an arrogant egotistical billionaire is Likely to resonate with many Australians. …
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Tech companies must help the fight aganst extremists using encryption: ASIO boss
ASIO chief says technology companies should do more to work with security agencies to ensure access to encrypted messages, where that access is lawful. …
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Report Highlights Benefits and Challenges of Interlinking Fast Payment Systems for Cross-border Payments
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today released a report analysing the benefits, design choices and challenges associated with linking
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View from The Hill: Albanese to walk Kokoda Track and engage in some jungle diplomacy
Anthony Albanese will trek the Kokoda Track on Tuesday and Wednesday before attending the Anzac Day dawn service at the
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Grattan on Friday: Ethnic tensions will complicate the Albanese government’s multicultural policy reform
The recent attacks in Sydney and the Israel-Gaza conflict have complicated the government’s plans for multicultural policy reform and heightened tensions within some communities. …
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The Private Equity Market in Australia
The Australian private equity market has grown significantly for a number of years, particularly as the economy recovered from pandemic-related disruptions. Consistent with this growth, private equity deals involving Australian companies have increased in value, and private equity funds have raised larger amounts of capital from investors. Recently, however, private…
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Migration to Public Cloud: Risks and Regulatory Requirements for Clearing and Settlement Facilities
Public cloud technologies are increasingly being adopted by firms in the financial industry, including clearing and settlement facilities (CS facilities). Using public cloud offers a range of opportunities, but also presents risks for a CS facility’s operations. Because CS facilities play a critical role in supporting the smooth functioning of…
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China’s Monetary Policy Framework and Financial Market Transmission
While it has evolved significantly over the years, China’s monetary policy framework continues to differ in some important respects to those in most advanced economies. In contrast to these economies, the People’s Bank of China makes significant use of quantity-based policy instruments, though interest rates now play a greater role…
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Urban Residential Construction and Steel Demand in China
Investment in Chinese urban residential real estate has been declining since 2021, and demand for steel by the sector has also slowed considerably. Despite this decline, overall demand for steel in China has been resilient due to strong growth in manufacturing and infrastructure investment, which looks likely to continue in…
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