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Within weeks, investors will learn what a select group of valuers really think about pricing. Whether buyers accept those anticipated discounts...
Philip Lowe always sounds calm but his message is sharp: Wages going up without any increase in productivity translates into higher inflation and...
The inconvenient truth of sticky or persistent inflation is now colliding with Labor’s political promises about getting wages moving again.
The move by regulators to force Bank of Queensland to improve risk management and anti-money laundering further reduces ANZ’s chances of snaring...
Populist voters are not looking for a smart version of Trump. They are still more interested in kicking the establishment than running a government.
Australia’s housing availability will get worse for buyers and renters, as hundreds of thousands of immigrants arrive and a home-building...
The world’s leading central bank is hard to predict because it lacks a solid strategic policy framework and was overtaken by events.
Governments and companies that try to finesse their transition and hedge their bets on the industries of the future more often than not get left...
Blaming an ill-conceived rule misses the point. Political polarisation that creatives little incentive for compromise means the instability will...
The spreading devastation from the implosion of PwC’s tax business can’t be contained to the firm.
Two vital independent institutions risk having their wings politically clipped just when they are most needed.
Cracks are appearing in China’s financial markets as investors fret about the hefty debt loads of local governments. That’s bad news for...
A security-driven approach to doing business clashes with Western corporate interests and environmental targets.
Treasury’s proposed changes will have wide and unintended consequences on small businesses and their shareholders, and even risk slashing company...
Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson appears set to become the first Labor premier from the Left of the party, in what former Liberal prime...
The public and the corporate world now see investment in a secure country as a social good.
Beyond the gas sector, heavy industry isn’t rushing to develop carbon capture and storage projects in Australia.
Mark McGowan’s decision to quit as Western Australian Premier is even more of a shock than his radical slamming shut of state borders to counter...
The political and economic success, combined with the national notoriety, means Mark McGowan leaves behind a remarkable legacy, especially for such...
The risk is that rising asset prices will put pressure on central bankers to tighten monetary policy to force people to change their attitudes, and...
There is no consistent evidence that older workers are any less productive than their younger counterparts.
China’s ancient military strategist would not be impressed with how Beijing has been playing the modern game of trade strategy.
Australians are fortunate not to have to choose between competing visions of our clean energy future – we can leave it to the rival billionaires...
Battle lines at estimates go way beyond those redacted names – there’s mystery dates, games of pass the parcel. And what about the other 1000...
Inflation is falling. There in no wage-price spiral. The central bank does not need to trigger a recession to contain them.
More efficient and greater taxation of land needs to be part of fair dinkum tax reform. It can’t be seen as just trying to tax Australians into...
The gas industry strongly promotes the benefits of carbon capture and storage to reduce emissions, but most of the federal government is lukewarm.
The parliament urgently needs to look at regulation to resolve conflicts of interest between auditors, accountants and consultants.
US tech giants will be increasingly anxious that they’ll be ensnared in the escalating PwC tax leak scandal.
Amid the negotiations over lifting the trade bans, the release of the two Australians detained on murky charges will be a powerful bargaining chip...
In the lead-up to the referendum on the Voice to parliament, critical reading skills have never been more constitutionally important, writes...
The RBA review should have paid more attention to what Keynes once said about uplifting performance coming from a full orchestra, and not a...
The next two years look a lot tougher and, like Howard in 1998, Albanese would be well advised to take some substantial economic reforms to the...
Renewable energy is now on the front line of superpower rivalry. That is both an opportunity and a challenge for Australia.
Victoria has alarming debts and offers only populist, counter-productive solutions to contain it. What does that say to investors?
An “active taper” off the Reserve Bank’s balance sheet would be helpful if core inflation remains sticky and the sale doesn’t create market...
While some inside Labor struggle to grasp the drivers of Australia’s inflation challenge, the RBA governor can still do what’s right for the...
Whether this week’s tax blitz triggers a backlash against Daniel Andrews politically, or shifts the dial for the federal Liberals in a state in...