As a senior member of the Rudd Government with specific responsibility for finance and deregulation, Lindsay Tanner will provide a first-hand insight into how Australia is dealing with the global financial crisis and where the country is headed as we move into a new decade. When not blogging on government and politics, Lindsay may wander into other terrain: covering everything from music, to social issues and even the Essendon Football Club.
Change may take time, but that doesn't mean it's not happening
Lindsay Tanner It is one of the inevitable realities of government that you get criticised for consulting too much and for not consulting enough. In one breath you’re attacked for acting in haste and then you’re ...
The public case for Medibank Private
Lindsay Tanner I own Australia's biggest share portfolio. I own the Australian Submarine Corporation and Medibank Private.
Dishonesty in the debt debate
Lindsay Tanner A couple of nights ago I participated in another entertaining episode of Q&A on ABC TV. Given that Barnaby Joyce was also on the panel, it’s hardly ...
The Government wants to blog
Lindsay Tanner When I had time for such things, I used to go to a gym in Melbourne. One of the things I liked was its great way of dealing with complaints and queries.
Issue is profligacy not population
Lindsay Tanner The release of the Intergenerational Report (IGR) this week has resulted in a fresh round of debate about how Australia is going to cope with the growth that is projected to occur in the next few ...
Wanted: scientists to inspire a generation
Lindsay Tanner The small country town I grew up in didn't get television until I was 10 years old.
No conspiracy in telco reforms
Lindsay Tanner The Government’s announcement of major reforms to telecommunications regulation has sparked a nasty conspiracy theory amongst some opponents of the reforms.
To a hammer, everything looks like a nail
Lindsay Tanner Understanding the dynamics of the political process under the inevitable noise and excitement can often be ...
Taking governance on board
Lindsay Tanner If you asked most Australians to describe a company director, they’d probably visualise a well-fed middle-aged man in a pin-stripe suit lunching at the Melbourne Club.
My dream position
Lindsay Tanner Last week I clocked up one of the most significant achievements of my career. I was appointed Number One Ticket Holder by Essendon Football Club.
Predictions for 'The Next Hundred Years'
Lindsay Tanner One of the unexpected pleasures of being a Minister is that people keep giving me books.
Relationship with China is key to our future prosperity
Lindsay Tanner It seems that every now and then we go through a period in which there is speculation around Australia’s relationship with China.
Change is cultural, not technical
Lindsay Tanner For many years now I have spoken about technology being an enabler of social and economic change.
Change is cultural, not technical
Lindsay Tanner For many years now I have spoken about technology being an enabler of social and economic change.
Change is cultural, not technical
Lindsay Tanner For many years now I have spoken about technology being an enabler of social and economic change.
Dynamism in Action
Lindsay Tanner Last Friday I represented Kevin Rudd at the opening of ANZ's new headquarters at Docklands in Melbourne. The Docklands precinct is in my electorate.
No rest for the Razor Gang
Lindsay Tanner On Monday the Government released the 2009 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The MYEFO, as it is commonly known, updates our economic and budget forecasts based on information since the ...
Time to act is now
Lindsay Tanner In the negotiations that the Government is currently pursuing with the Opposition around the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme we have two broad objectives.
Reducing red tape key to reform
Lindsay Tanner Why does a Queensland plumber need to obtain a new licence to undertake their trade in NSW?
