Download IPFS Westpac has submitted a comprehensive set of policy recommendations to the Economic Reform Roundtable scheduled for August 2025. The submission focuses on addressing Australia’s long-term economic stagnation through reforms aimed at improving productivity, easing housing pressures, and encouraging regional development. The bank highlights that the country’s productivity growth[Read More…]

Download IPFS A decade after the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) began prioritising automation over human expertise, the agency continues to grapple with significant challenges in fraud detection and system reliability. Under intense pressure from the Coalition government to reduce costs, the ATO cut approximately 4,600 jobs between 2013 and 2017,[Read More…]

Download IPFS On July 29, 2025, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced that Canadian beef exports to Australia have resumed for the first time since 2003. The original suspension followed a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), which led to strict biosecurity restrictions. Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and[Read More…]