The CEO Magazine 2020
2020 online opinion columns for The CEO Magazine.
Will the coronavirus give video conferencing the push it needs?
13 March 2020: Video calling has been touted as the "next big thing" for years. Yet most people who've tried it have abandoned it as too complicated and clunky, and won't try again. The phone is fine for dodging viruses. More
How governments can protect the economy against coronavirus
9 March 2020: Crises often break leaders. But when those crises arrive from outside – like, say, a sudden global pandemic – they are also sometimes the making of leaders. Politicians like Australian PM Scott Morrison and US president Donald Trump now have a chance to strengthen their leaderships, if they are up to the challenge. More
The great trade disaster that wasn’t
2 March 2020: After more than three decades of worrying, the concern about trade imbalances is slipping away. One reason: China’s economy is going mainstream. More
Why politicians lie about the cost of rail projects
24 February 2020: The costs of Britain’s HS2 and California’s fast rail are ballooning and Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop will follow. The reason? Lying. More
Warner’s IPO story signals lucrative music industry revival
17 February 2020: The float of Warner Music will highlight the recorded music business’ recent resurgence, and seek to foretell its future. More
The huge challenge to low-emissions carmakers
10 February 2020: In the emissions race, it currently takes a typical electric car 120,000 kilometres to overtake its diesel equivalent. More
The real reason to doubt Google’s motives
5 February 2020: Google’s latest changes are worryingly consistent with a motive to deceive – and Australia’s competition watchdog has an eye on it. More
Why flat-Earthers and bushfire conspiracists signal big trouble
28 January 2020: No, Australian governments haven’t been lighting the bushfires to clear the way for high-speed rail, but conspiracies themselves may pose a societal threat. More
The corporate tax assault lacks evidence
20 January 2020: When not backed up by evidence of wrongdoing, media sniping at corporate tax bills just encourages more distrust of the system that funds government. More
Carpocalypse: Why the car industry will never be the same again
13 January 2020: The global car industry is at one of the biggest turning points ever and it’s either going to pull through with casualties or all come crashing down. More
Falling battery prices will power the fight against global warming
18 December 2020: The worst climate change alarmists are those pushing the line that action against carbon emissions will cripple our economies. It won’t. More