In a hostile trading world, mid-sized nations are forging new relationships. Canada has the right idea.
- Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney
After fierce debate, Tasmania’s AFL dream is almost certain to happen but do the economics make sense?
The NRL has signed a new deal to play games in the NT, so will the AFL look to defend its territory?
The AFL and NRL constantly claim to be the country’s premier sport – so what do the figures say in terms of profit, participation, attendance and TV audience?
The NRL’s impressive vision to take the game into new markets could help it become the undisputed number one sport in Australia.
The NFL looks set to add Melbourne to its list of hosts for international games. But what’s in it for the US league, and what’s in it for Victoria?
The Big Bash League started off with a bang 14 years ago but has struggled to capture the public’s imagination since then.
Rugby union in Australia is lurching from crisis to crisis, and needs change in terms of ‘the three Rs’ – rules, revenue and reform.
So much is going right for soccer in Australia at the national level and in grassroots participation. But the A-League is struggling to convert its opportunities into wins.
The NRL wants to expand to 20 teams by the end of the decade, with many pros and cons to consider for each hopeful vying to join the league.
Steve Smith is the latest signing for the second season of Major League Cricket in the US. It’s another intriguing shift in the global cricket landscape.
Tasmania is set to become the AFL’s 19th team and the league is likely to expand again at some point, which begs the question: where should the 20th club be based?
Japan’s “lost decades” of near-zero economic growth began when its economy looked eerily similar to China’s today.
While playing the old enemy for the Ashes is for many the pinnacle of Australian cricket, Australia-India is developing as a modern rivalry.
While it was hoped that having an AFL team at last would bring Tasmanians together, some believe it has split them politically.
The cost of a Tasmanian team joining the AFL can be justified on economic and social grounds.
Though times are very different now, there’s a strong case for the Albanese government to resurrect the Accord process of the Hawke-Keating era.
Sean Turnell was jailed for the ‘crime’ of doing an economist’s job, which is trying to make people’s lives better. Here’s how he was freed – and what comes next.
Having already spent 20 months in a prison, Aung San Syy Kyi’s Australian economic advisor is due for release in January 2024.
Australia’s new prime minister has made it clear Indonesia is of utmost diplomatic importance to Australia.
Despite limited direct economic ties, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has important consequences for Australians too.
Arrested on February 5, Sean Turnell awaits trial in Myanmar on charges he tried to leave the country with sensitive financial information.
No one did a cost-benefit analysis before accepting Tasmania into the Commonwealth. Should the Australian Football League do the same?
We will trade, but take more account of our interests than before, and we will trust government more.
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