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RUGBY AUSTRALIA CAN’T IGNORE WORLD RUGBY’S NEW TRANS POLICY

Patrick J. ByrneOct 7, 202010 min read

(NB: This is a considerably updated version of the article headed “Rugby Australia’s Complete Humiliation? Not Yet”, published on October 7, 2020) Rugby Australia (RA) has lost its major sponsor, its star player and its chief executive officer, has no free-to-air television deal and faces complaints from its rival across the ditch while its transgender player policy is now at odds with the…

PM’S TWO OPTIONS: CHRONIC BUDGET DEFICITS; OR A DEVELOPMENT BANK

Patrick J. ByrneOct 8, 20205 min read

by Patrick J. Byrne The federal Budget has recognised the need to expand manufacturing, but Australia will not achieve a developed-world level of self-sufficiency to reduce its reliance on imports until the Government creates a development bank to diversify funding for new industries. The Morrison Government has announced it will offer $1.5 billion to boost manufacturing, with the focus on space, defence, food…