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August 25, 2014 Richard Holden, _UNSW Sydney_ In his victory speech on election night last September, prime minister Tony Abbott declared Australia was “under new management and … once more

open for business”. There were, of course, specific promises… December 20, 2013 Bruce Perrott, _University of Technology Sydney_ Announcements by international retailers rushing to enter

Australia belie the claims of some large Australian retailers that market conditions are tough and shoppers are leaving bricks and mortar stores… November 12, 2013 Flavio Menezes, _The

University of Queensland_ From a three-and-a-half year high last month, business confidence data for October shows the post-election honeymoon is over, with business conditions continuing to

underperform in non-mining sectors…