The Long View

Big picture thinking. Policy, politics, economics, leadership and where things are heading.

Featured · Policy

Taroom could strengthen fuel security and give Australian exporters an edge

Explorers have committed more than $1.2 billion to the Taroom Trough between Chinchilla and Roma. Canberra should start planning the refining and transport infrastructure now — before the drilling results are in.

Ashley Manicaros··6 min read

The Long View

Politics

Three Parties, One Chance: Guaranteed Supply A Start.

The Liberals, Nationals and One Nation already cover enough of the conservative spectrum to contest Labor, the Greens and the Teals. The question is no longer whether the ingredients exist. It is whether they can be turned into a coherent proposition voters can understand and trust.

Ashley Manicaros··6 min read
Leadership

We All Need a Ted Lasso

The return of Ted Lasso has people talking again. Not because it is the funniest show on television. Because it is a reminder that the world does not need more important people. It needs more good ones.

Ashley Manicaros··7 min read
Leadership

The Permanent Record

The internet never forgets. But should it? A look at whether permanent digital accountability is justice or a life sentence — and what it means for the people living with it.

Ashley Manicaros··7 min read
Economics

Begging for Resources When You're Sitting on a Goldmine

Australia has the resources the world needs. So why do so many communities that sit on top of them struggle to get the basics? The gap between what the ground holds and what the people above it receive is one of the more persistent failures of Australian policy.

Ashley Manicaros··6 min read