Bill Mountford

Bill Mountford has held senior positions in the Victorian and Commonwealth governments and worked as an economic and business strategy consultant.

Bill's recent articles

SSNs: a second-best solution for defence?

SSNs: a second-best solution for defence?

Defences defeat on the French Submarine was an extraordinary victory for a small group of dedicated professionals. Defences counterattack with the nuclear submarines under the aegis of AUKUS reeks of the same old problems.

The unrecognised challenge on the left of successfully addressing global warming

The unrecognised challenge on the left of successfully addressing global warming

Despite the focus on events like COP26 to put pressure on governments, the critical point of leverage in the political domain to adopt the policies needed for a new era will remain at the national level.

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