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Instead of wagging fingers at the big chains for the economic challenges, politicians must get serious about tackling some of the underlying causes...
Jim Chalmers’ budget will set the scene for an election campaign dominated by global noise but domestic policy silence.
If there are retaliatory tariffs because of standing up for our PBS jewel, so be it. That would be unfortunate and unfair, but Australia can...
It’s an interesting time for Brookfield-owned lender and real estate private credit firm La Trobe Financial to kick off a sale process for the...
Tuesday’s budget will frame a narrow political contest in which the main parties avoid the decisions needed to secure what is slipping from the...
The direct dealings between the American and Russian presidents in deciding Europe’s eastern front have the whiff of Yalta in 1945.
There is one framework for understanding Donald Trump’s economic agenda. Its aim is to reset the global financial and trading system.
The criminal enterprises in Australia that connect the underworld, the CFMEU and casinos echo the world of James Bond, but the good guys don’t...
New reports of criminal activity underline how inadequate the measures taken have been to stamp out illegal CFMEU-linked behaviour.
Affordability used to matter once but not so much in the post-COVID era, and the nation seems to have lost its fear of debt and deficit.
After a 12-month inquiry, the regulator has not been able to support claims that Coles and Woolworths are to blame for the inflationary...
While there is no silver bullet, the ACCC has some recommendations to improve competition in the sector.
In the increasingly troubled relationship between donors and artists, it is becoming difficult to figure out which hand is feeding and which is...
There’s a reason politicians don’t like direct democracy and why there will never be a referendum on big national debates.
Donald Trump values his relationship with dictators far more than that with democratic allies, making the global economic and national security...
If the Defence Department is to receive more taxpayer money, it should not be treated as a sacred cow.
A private speech by the US commerce secretary to Australian executives in Washington was a jaw-dropper and a wake-up call about the next steps in...
The challenge to the major parties is there. Both of them could work with independents to guide meaningful reforms through parliament.
The key tools are police access to coercive powers and a new Australian Building and Construction Commission.
APRA’s regulatory mission creep is unlikely to help banks and insurers compete more effectively against nimble start-ups and tech giants expanding...
The banking regulator is resisting the US push for greater deregulation to boost growth. But can that last given the international upheaval under way?
We had better get our act together in Australia or we may court the kind of poisonous politics wreaking havoc in the United States and across Europe.
The president is entering new and dangerous territory as he pushes ahead with inflation-raising tariffs that could hit US consumers.
ASIC’s assault on big super’s failings points to a new phase that will determine whether the big industry funds are best placed to help retirees...
Missteps, miscalculations, lies and missed opportunities on the NDIS should alarm anyone who values sound economic governance.
A better option for the regulator would be to improve enforcement efforts, rather than increasing the compliance and governance burden on directors...
Adjusting for inflation would not only give relief to taxpayers but allow for real reform that would enable political parties to fulfil their...
Before DOGE was even a thing, I ran a similar operation for the NSW Coalition. Here are the three lessons I learnt.
A hung parliament would just exacerbate the populism, opportunism, and polarisation that are already destabilising the political system.
Australia’s ambition of processing critical minerals is mostly a dream and one that won’t persuade Trump to withhold tariffs on our exports, writes...
Good performance management requires the time and attention of managers, but cost-conscious companies are increasingly thinning them out.
The government is right to reject retaliatory tariffs: international trade and investment are simply too vital to the Australian economy for this...