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Company directors can be held legally liable for ignoring the risks from climate change

Travers McLeod, John Wiseman

Company directors who don’t properly consider climate related risks could be liable for breaching their duty of due care and diligence, a n..

How the Asia-Pacific can lead the way on migrants and refugees

Travers McLeod, Peter Hughes, Sriprapha Petcharamesree, Steven Wong, Tri Nuke Pudjiastuti

September has seen a surge of international summits. First came the G20 in Hangzhou, then ASEAN and the East Asia Summit in Vientiane, plus..

The Andaman Sea refugee crisis a year on: is the region now better prepared?

Sriprapha Petcharamesree, Peter Hughes, Steven Wong, Travers McLeod, Tri Nuke Pudjiastuti

The Andaman Sea crisis a year ago catalysed important policy developments on forced migration in Southeast Asia. Part one recapped what hap..

The Andaman Sea refugee crisis a year on: what happened and how did the region respond?

Travers McLeod, Peter Hughes, Sriprapha Petcharamesree, Steven Wong, Tri Nuke Pudjiastuti

Twelve months ago, events in the Andaman Sea exposed the grave reality of forced displacement in Southeast Asia. This culminated in a crisi..

The Bali Process can do a lot more to respond to forced migration in our region

Travers McLeod, Peter Hughes, Sriprapha Petcharamesree, Steven Wong, Tri Nuke Pudjiastuti

The Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime will hold a full ministerial meeting in Bali t..

Battle of ideas is on as election-year innovation debate starts to make up for lost time

Anand Kulkarni, Travers McLeod

We’re now in a race to the top on innovation. Better late than never. Liberating ideas could reboot Australia’s economy, as we argued a ..

Budget week reveals an appetite for government but not to govern

Travers McLeod

The federal budget confirms a voracious appetite for government in Australia, but a tepid will to govern. The government wants everyone to ..

Hidden crisis of liberal democracy creates climate change paralysis

Mark Triffitt, Travers McLeod

A “burning platform” with big, tangible impacts on our everyday lives is often the tipping point for concerted action. We call these crises..

Don’t blame micro-parties or the Senate – update an archaic system

Mark Triffitt, Travers McLeod

Paul Keating famously labelled the Senate “unrepresentative swill”. Similar sentiments – while not as colourful – are being voiced by those..

Prosperity or decline? Liberating ideas can reboot our economy

Anand Kulkarni, Travers McLeod

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting wraps up off the piste in the Swiss ski resort this weekend. Two themes are growth and stability;..