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Jennifer Hewett

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Jobs numbers pose a sticky conundrum

The Albanese government can only publicly welcome the strength of the jobs market, but a receding horizon for rate cuts is always difficult for...

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Subs ahoy! Marles defends Labor’s record in defence

Richard Marles argues the Labor government has delivered dramatic reform in defence to project Australia into a much changed and more dangerous...

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Where Australia is getting it wrong on critical minerals

A new report argues that the government’s focus on domestic production and exports is failing to adequately help develop a secure network of supply...

16.04.2024 5

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Iran’s attack opens up a new world of risk

Iran’s drone and missile strike against Israel didn’t do much damage, but the potential response is unsettling the White House as well as global...

15.04.2024 5

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Albanese makes manufacturing his future

Labor wants to promote a future made in Australia. He knows it will have political appeal. What about the economics?

11.04.2024 7

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Why renters face a perfect storm

Surging Australian rental prices compounded by record low vacancy rates and falling building approvals translate into a housing supply crisis.

10.04.2024 7

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Business relieved Gina Cass-Gottlieb didn’t win one key change

Jim Chalmers says a streamlined merger approvals process will deliver stronger, faster, simpler results. The ACCC gets more powers – just not as...

09.04.2024 5

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Political brawls sweep the supermarket aisles

Supermarkets are once again an appealing target for politicians wanting to demonstrate their good intentions on helping consumers with cost-of-living...

08.04.2024 5

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Jennifer Hewett

Why the GST fiasco won’t be fixed

Fights about the distribution of GST revenue aren’t just about the money – they also reflect the political death of major tax reform. It’s a...

27.03.2024 3

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Jennifer Hewett

Banks struggle to balance risk, reputation and regulation

Blowback over lending practices and perceived corporate greed means banks have become reluctant to take too many chances with their lending. But at...

26.03.2024 4

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Jennifer Hewett

Australia bets big on rare earths after China sparks panic

Western governments want to break China’s stranglehold on the processing of rare earths into metals and magnets vital for modern living and defence....

25.03.2024 5

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Jennifer Hewett

Why good news for jobs is bad news for rates

The government is celebrating robust jobs figures and a fall in unemployment. But Labor and the Reserve Bank will be quietly worried that this is only...

21.03.2024 4

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Jennifer Hewett

Keating complicated Wong’s job on China. Then came Trump and Rudd

As she negotiated a visit by China’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Penny Wong also had to pick her way through critical comments from Paul Keating...

20.03.2024 3

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Power prices to fall but interest rates on indefinite hold

The government is relieved that energy prices will go down a little from July, but the timing of interest rate cuts is far less certain.

19.03.2024 5

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Why miners are alarmed by Labor’s ‘nature-positive’ agenda

Miners worry proposed laws will not produce the environmental benefits suggested and will only delay good, environmentally focused projects.

18.03.2024 6

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Jennifer Hewett

Australia faces hard choices and hard work to lift growth

From decarbonisation to digital transformation to new geopolitical risks, there are a lot of potential speed bumps ahead. And no guarantee of success.

15.03.2024 20

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Automakers not the only ones caught out by slowing EV revolution

Chris Bowen will find it harder to maintain his preferred speed for new fuel efficiency standards as the pedal eases off the metal in EV sales.

13.03.2024 1

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Jennifer Hewett

Why Dutton is going nuclear

Peter Dutton thinks he can sell nuclear power to the public. The energy industry remains unconvinced by the business case.

12.03.2024 5

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Bowen goes full throttle on electric vehicles

The Climate Change and Energy Minister’s most intense battle – over fuel efficiency standards – is about to begin.

07.03.2024 5

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Jennifer Hewett

Why WA thinks it’s so special

The December GDP figures underline why West Australians feel their contribution to the nation is underappreciated rather than overpaid.

06.03.2024 6

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Jennifer Hewett

Trust Paul Keating to interrupt ASEAN’s polite summit rhetoric

Labor is confident it can sell greater engagement and business investment with South-East Asia, no matter what the former prime minister thinks of its...

05.03.2024 7

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In WA, a lesson in the tough reality of processing lithium

Albemarle’s emerging plant is a living example that reality is much harder than Australia’s rhetoric about more downstream processing in lithium...

04.03.2024 10

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Albanese claims vindication as well as victory

Labor has reason to be pleased by a moderately sized swing against the government in the Dunkley byelection, but with no knockout blow.

03.03.2024 8

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Flaws in the fix for universities

The Universities Accord is supposed to be a blueprint for Australia’s higher education sector, but there are more questions than answers about how...

29.02.2024 5

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Jennifer Hewett

Data centres are hot property, and not just for the returns

Macquarie Technology CEO David Tudehope says data centres are not just good investments. They will allow Australia to participate in the entire AI...

28.02.2024 10

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Jennifer Hewett

CEOs under pressure to get the balance right

As the political temperature heats up, chief executives have to weigh conflicting demands. Coles CEO Leah Weckert and Woodside’s Meg O’Neill...

27.02.2024 10

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Jennifer Hewett

Reality check for critical minerals, and for Canberra

Australia’s critical minerals ambitions have hit the ground as prices collapse. As nickel and lithium miners head to Canberra seeking help, the...

26.02.2024 4

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Jennifer Hewett

Critical minerals still subject to old rules of boom and bust

‘Future-facing’ battery metals are not immune to the ups and downs of supply and demand, and renewable energy will rely on gas to help in the...

15.02.2024 3

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Jennifer Hewett

Why Comyn was careful not to celebrate CBA’s $5b profit

A fall in CBA shares after the bank reported a $5 billion half-year profit may have left CEO Matt Comyn slightly relieved, given economic pain in the...

15.02.2024 10

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Jennifer Hewett

Why the PM looks confident for the first time in months

The Labor government is as buoyed by its tax and industrial relations policies as the business community is aghast at the impact. But who’s...

08.02.2024 6

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NAB’s new CEO faces old challenges

Ross McEwan leaves NAB confident the bank is in good shape and that banking fundamentals haven’t changed. It’s now up to his successor Andrew...

07.02.2024 9

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Jennifer Hewett

Why interest rate aren’t coming down soon

The RBA’s decision to keep rates on hold was expected. What wasn’t was the hawkish message on the delayed timing of any cuts and even the...

06.02.2024 7

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Jennifer Hewett

The fight over car emissions is only just starting

Chris Bowen says the new fuel emissions standards will make driving cheaper and give consumers more choice. Car companies disagree.

05.02.2024 7

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Jennifer Hewett

Critical minerals boom goes bust

The collapse of lithium and nickel prices is a rude awakening for Australia’s miners, but also reveals the challenges in the Albanese government’s...

01.02.2024 9

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Jennifer Hewett

Falling inflation boosts Labor’s confidence

The drop in inflation is bolstering Labor’s belief that the economic narrative is turning in its favour and there will be no more interest rate...

31.01.2024 4

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Jennifer Hewett

Markets and the Middle East on collision course

So far, global markets are shrugging off the risks of escalation in the Middle East, but how quickly the situation can deteriorate has been on show...

30.01.2024 4

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Jennifer Hewett

Game on for Albanese on tax cuts

The prime minister argues he’s doing the right thing for the right reasons in changing the stage three tax cuts. But will that persuade voters...

29.01.2024 4

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Jennifer Hewett

Why Dutton feels confident in attack mode

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is using every opportunity to target the Labor government, confident that he is ending this year with the political...

12.12.2023 3

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Jennifer Hewett

Labor’s quick fix for record immigration levels

Labor needs a quick fix on immigration. Will targeting dodgy vocational colleges and fast tracking professionals earning $135,000 satisfy a community...

11.12.2023 7

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Jennifer Hewett

Behind Palaszczuk’s exit from politics

Annastacia Palaszczuk knew it was time to go as Queensland premier. But will that save the Queensland Labor government?

10.12.2023 8

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Jennifer Hewett

Labor’s bid to fix the NDIS rests on hope

A review of the NDIS has outlined the problems making it unsustainable. Bill Shorten says its recommendations is not about cutting support for those...

07.12.2023 3

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Jennifer Hewett

Chalmers counts costs of a weak economy

The Albanese government claimed success on the NDIS from national cabinet, but that does not make the politics of restraint any easier for Treasurer...

06.12.2023 3

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Jennifer Hewett

US targets China’s involvement in Australian critical minerals

New rules laid out by the Biden administration create competitive hurdles for nervous Australian companies and may lead to restructuring.

04.12.2023 3

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Jennifer Hewett

Behind the battle for Origin Energy

The company says its board and management will remain open to structural options to enhance shareholder value should the bid fail.

30.11.2023 2

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Jennifer Hewett

Why there’s a cash crisis at Armaguard

Armaguard suddenly wants an injection of money to continue to deliver cash to banks and businesses in its armoured vehicles. The banking industry and...

29.11.2023 2

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Jennifer Hewett

Bell tolls for generations of students left behind

Money pumped into school education for two decades has only led to students continuing to slide down global rankings. Will the revised curriculum make...

28.11.2023 5

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Jennifer Hewett

Why the government suddenly feels less secure

The drift in the polls is warning Labor that its grip on the next election is not quite as firm as it assumed.

27.11.2023 10

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Jennifer Hewett

The fight for Origin Energy gets ugly

The North American bidders for Origin have forced a delay in the shareholder vote by lodging an alternative proposal should the scheme fail. But...

23.11.2023 5

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Jennifer Hewett

Burke claims victory as employers cry foul

Steve Knott is a long-time industrial relations warrior who decided it was best to compromise to protect his members’ interests. Other employer...

22.11.2023 2

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Jennifer Hewett

Going green the Fortescue way

Fortescue’s AGM showcased Andrew Forrest’s determination to lead the green energy transition, even if that makes some investors nervous about...

21.11.2023 9

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