Govts should pick towns, not industries, as winners

Old-fashioned industry policy should be ditched in favour of a new approach designed to rejuvenate regional towns, write Richard Holden and Rosalind Dixon.

Trump can kill trade deals, but he can't stop globalisation

The coming Trump administration might be able to destroy a range of free trade agreements but the march of globalisation is inexorable, writes Remy Davison.

South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-dol after being defeated by Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, this month. Photo: AP Photo/Lee Jin-man

Rise of the machines: just one tech challenge for lawyers

South Australia’s legal profession must embrace technological change and global opportunities if it is to prosper, argues legal commentator Morry Bailes.