Tag: Andrew Leigh

Toward a ‘zippier’ economy: Competition reform is on the way

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Labor government has foreshadowed generational competition reforms for the private sector to create a “zippier” national economy that encourages workforce mobility, innovation and startup activity after a decade...

Work on ‘token mapping’ for crypto assets to begin

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal Treasury will begin ‘token mapping‘ work this year to create a consistent taxonomy to inform how crypto assets and associated services should be regulated. Token mapping is...

Ed Husic warns on ACCC Google news plan

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The competition watchdog’s plan to force Google and Facebook to enter revenue sharing deals with news companies risked turning into a “bailout” for the likes of News Corp Australia,...

Data risk in visa privatisation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s controversial plan to privatise parts of the visa processing system would lead to greater data security risks and could adversely impact the nation’s inflows of skilled...