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Bathla’s $3.3b collapse puts housing sector at risk

Bathla’s $3.3b collapse puts housing sector at risk

The scale of the problem was encapsulated by another Sydney developer calling it “the biggest housing disaster story Sydney has ever seen”.

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WA premier’s attacks on Productivity Commission diminish public debate

WA premier’s attacks on Productivity Commission diminish public debate

It’s a great shame that one of the country’s more accomplished leaders feels he has to pander to parochialism rather than properly debate a...

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Ben Carroll’s claim to ‘respect your money’ can’t be taken seriously

Ben Carroll’s claim to ‘respect your money’ can’t be taken seriously

The new premier’s claim to respect other people’s money can’t be taken seriously in light of his decision to continue with the multi-billion...

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Will Betty from Blacktown hear BCA’s pro-growth message?

Will Betty from Blacktown hear BCA’s pro-growth message?

Pushing against Labor’s big-government model, the Business Council of Australia is turing to voters to drive reform.

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We take international students, so why not foreign tradies?

We take international students, so why not foreign tradies?

The Master Builders proposal for a priority migration pathway for construction apprentices is a way to target the migration program to fill genuine...

24.08.2026 10

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ACTU fights the Reserve Bank and laws of economics again

ACTU fights the Reserve Bank and laws of economics again

Ending a survey that helps shape economic modelling and informs decisions about the trajectory of interest rates is not in the national interest.

24.08.2026 20

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$1trn debt is the bill for political cowardice

$1trn debt is the bill for political cowardice

Returning to low debt feels like a pipe dream when politicians lack both the appetite for austerity and the honesty to level with voters about the...

21.08.2026 20

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Governor-General should stay out of Swans scandal

Governor-General should stay out of Swans scandal

The issue isn’t what Sam Mostyn said, it is whether she should have spoken out about the scandal in the first place

20.08.2026 20

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Not all animals are equal under Labor’s financial advice shake-up

Not all animals are equal under Labor’s financial advice shake-up

If it’s permissible for super funds to give product advice, despite the potential conflicts of interest, why should heavily regulated and...

20.08.2026 20

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The irony if One Nation saves universities from Labor’s overreach

The irony if One Nation saves universities from Labor’s overreach

The institutions are more likely to fulfil their core educational mission not by further regulation, but by recruiting talented, committed and...

19.08.2026 20

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Robots aren’t coming for your jobs, our workplace rules are

Robots aren’t coming for your jobs, our workplace rules are

While unions decry AI, the technology could paradoxically help them in their crusade to re-regulate Australian workplaces by emboldening workers to...

18.08.2026 20

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Don’t blame Coles and Woolies for Big Brother watching us shop

The big supermarkets are considering rolling out facial recognition technology across their store networks. In a perfect world they would not have to.

17.08.2026 20

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KPMG needs more than another apology

KPMG’s executive failures are as concerning as the moral bankruptcy of the law firms representing the auditor.

14.08.2026 20

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Tomago bailout is short on the business case

It is easy to promise regional jobs when you’re unlikely to be in government in 10 years’ time to take the blame if the rescue package fails.

13.08.2026 30

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Means test could also help cut NDIS down to size

New research underscores the worth of the government’s belated move to fix the fundamental design problems at the heart of the NDIS’s unaffordable...

13.08.2026 30

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Super advice should not limit choice and competition for retirees

It’s difficult to imagine a super fund’s financial advice encouraging people to invest in a different fund or financial product.

12.08.2026 30

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Victoria’s energy trilemma is the elephant in the election

Looming coal plant retirements and sluggish green infrastructure rollouts leave energy reliability hanging in the balance before polls open in...

10.08.2026 20

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Business hit again by fallout from Labor’s tax changes

Instead of a plan to achieve lower, simpler, more competitive taxes, the focus is on how business avoids the fallout of Labor’s bigger taxing, more...

10.08.2026 20

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Gambling reform is about protecting the next generation

Neither the AFL nor NRL fronted the Senate inquiry, which was a telling snub for codes that profit so heavily from the industry.

08.08.2026 20

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Carroll can’t fix Victoria without fixing Suburban Rail Loop

Paying a finite price to break a bad contract today is far less burdensome than saddling taxpayers with a potential $200 billion debt legacy for...

07.08.2026 20

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Antisemitism royal commission gets its own case study

The inquiry revealing how importing conflictts from overseas is fracturing Australia’s social cohesion. It must now find a solution.

05.08.2026 30

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Europe shows where bad immigration policy ends

The Australian government should stop playing defence against One Nation and be willing to level with voters about the trade-offs of a lower migration...

04.08.2026 20

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Big week for LinkedIn, but AI not paying for news is now major focus

Unlike the lengthy process of finalising the bargaining incentive, ideally Labor will move as fast as possible to establish ground rules for the AI...

03.08.2026 20

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PM’s Takaichi sexism a diplomatic gaffe

Anthony Albanese’s crude joke towards the leader of a key ally is not just poor behaviour, but also damages the national interest.

03.08.2026 20

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AI-enabled litigation up against an immovable IR system

It’s difficult to see where relief or compromise is likely to come from in the foreseeable future, given the state of Australia’s industrial...

03.08.2026 20

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Australia wanted cheaper homes. Now comes the hard part

If the government is to genuinely improve housing affordability, it also needs to focus on increasing housing supply.

01.08.2026 20

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Carbon credits need fixing, not killing

The current regime tempts greenhouse gas emitters to buy their way out of their obligations rather than taking genuine steps to reduce their carbon...

31.07.2026 30

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Disclosure rules must let us track the money and influence

We need to close loopholes used by politicians to get around donation guidelines.

29.07.2026 30

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Allan’s loss is hopefully the start of Victoria and Australia’s gain

A leadership spill in Melbourne is purely cosmetic without deep economic reform to dismantle union dominance and reckless spending.

28.07.2026 20

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Does Alan Joyce belong in post-Qantas boardrooms?

It’s surely of concern that an aspiring director remains defensive about legitimate media scrutiny of company decision-making, which is part of...

27.07.2026 30

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Money and power on the dinner menu for Albanese

The prime minister’s decision to attend a fundraising dinner at the $40 million harbourside mansion occupied by Felix Lee could be a serious lapse...

24.07.2026 20

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Gas tax off the stage, but not out of bounds

There is no room for a Peronist-style flat tax on gas exports, but there is a place for a sensible discussion about what a fit-for-purpose gas...

23.07.2026 30

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Avoid AI hiring overreliance – and regulatory overreach

We should be wary of the union push for Labor to impose strict limits on AI use at work. That would go against the general rule that the best form of...

23.07.2026 30

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Left-wing leaders want to restore faith in politics. But at what cost?

Anthony Albanese and Andy Burnham want to improve the political system. But politicians, high on newfound power, have a habit of making promises they...

22.07.2026 30

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Ill Middle East winds dig bigger state debt hole

Federal Labor has set a bad example of fiscal responsibility by getting deeper on the hook for funding Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop.

21.07.2026 30

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China’s not the only AI threat to national security

It’s not just a matter of protecting Australia’s sovereignty from the potential threats posed by powerful, untrustworthy Chinese artificial...

19.07.2026 30

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The World Cup has made America likeable again

Despite Trump bending the rule book, co-hosting the event has also been a successful PR exercise in an era where global anti-Americanism is rising.

17.07.2026 30

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Labor’s IR laws have lit the industrial tinderbox in the Pilbara

A new era of industrial strife looms large due to the Albanese government’s IR shake-up, which primarily serves the institutional interests of...

16.07.2026 20

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What Albanese didn’t say about AI and IR is the real concern

Much of the action in determining Labor’s position will be on the ALP National Conference floor next week.

15.07.2026 30

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Super system should evolve without re-engineering by government

The strength of the super system will now be judged by how effectively it ensures that retirees have a sustainable, reliable stream of earnings to...

15.07.2026 30

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Trump’s art of the deal in Iran has a theological problem

What the ramping up of the fighting again really demonstrates is that Trump lacks an effective strategy for ending the conflict in the Middle East.

14.07.2026 30

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Innovators warn Labor must rethink higher CGT for innovation’s sake

Altering the risk-reward equation will inevitably affect investors’ decisions about backing Australian startups.

13.07.2026 30

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PM’s podcast misstep exposes the decline of political decorum

It’s hard to fathom what political or public value Anthony Albanese thinks he stands to gain by playing shallow parlour games on air.

11.07.2026 30

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Modi’s bear hug comes with strings attached

The “good” optics of domestic politicians eagerly courting Modi belie the harder realities of the India-Australia strategic and economic relationship.

10.07.2026 30

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Bad economic news exposes Labor’s unproductive budget

Unless Labor finally gets serious about pro-productivity policies, its flawed stewardship of the economy will continue to exacerbate the grievances of...

09.07.2026 30

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China’s missiles sank its Pacific charm offensive

Beijing should be well aware that firing a weapon into the open ocean, thousands of kilometres from its mainland, is deeply provocative.

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Will Albanese let the unions put the brakes on AI?

The PM’s decision to take a more interventionist approach shapes as another example of the Labor government doing the unions’ bidding on workplace...

07.07.2026 30

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Liberal own goals make the survival task harder for Wilson and Sloane

The opposition leaders in the two biggest states are grappling with internal conflicts that have become the political focus ahead of looming state...

06.07.2026 30

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America at 250: love it or loath it, the world still needs it

The country’s extraordinary history suggests it still holds the unique capacity to anchor the democratic world and recommit itself to responsible...

04.07.2026 30

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Australian universities can’t afford naivety on academic partnerships

Academic institutions should remain places of openness and collaboration. But it shouldn’t mean inadvertently emboldening countries that don’t...

02.07.2026 30

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