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RBA’s credibility at risk as central banks confront interference

Alleging neutrality while considering lifting rates seems contradictory.

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Christopher Joye

GST and gas show a government that’s still out of tune

A huge GST handout to WA and a report that gives a free pass to the state’s gas industry show how far parochial toadying in the west will go.

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Laura Tingle

Why headcount matters when it comes to budgets

As any finance chief will attest, the number of bums on seats tells you most of what you need to know about an organisation’s underlying size and...

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Tom Burton

China’s grim pattern in South China Sea needs a collective response

A quiet tussle is going on over China’s ambitions to control all of its neighbouring seas. Affected countries need to unite before China...

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Jennifer Parker

Australia wants more than the Lucky Country can deliver

Successive terms of trade booms – the envy of other nations – have allowed Australian governments to splurge. But now it seems that even that is...

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The Afr View

No more gaming the system, says High Court

The High Court has sent a clear message: those “manipulating the system” won’t be rewarded with a get-out-of-detention free card.

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Michael Pelly

Why Albanese is going all in on gas

The Labor government has infuriated climate activists by insisting that gas will play a crucial role in the energy transition for many decades to...

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Jennifer Hewett

Half-priced detergent every few weeks? Shoppers can smell a rat

Deep food and grocery discounts have become increasingly popular with consumers, but the cost is unfairly borne by suppliers, prompting calls for...

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Sue Mitchell

We will need new sources of gas: Madeleine King

Australia is committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, and we will need gas to get there.

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Madeleine King

Why now is not the time for Palestinian statehood

We cannot just hope that Hamas will lay down its arms – it will never happen. Nor can we hope that an alternative Palestinian Authority will...

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Jeremy Leibler

A responsible pre-election budget is a delicate balancing act

The treasurer must not stimulate the economy, but cannot ignore the fact that some Australians are bearing more than their share of the pain.

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Aruna Sathanapally

Labor locks gas firmly into energy transition

The Future Gas Strategy reaffirms a strong role for gas, but despite the title it is light on ideas to get there.

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The Afr View

Sad halting of the press in WA

The Australian Financial Review has built a publishing model based on premium digital subscriptions. But it is still sad that from May 22, no one...

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The Afr View

Budget week is time for Dutton to roll a few Jaffas down the aisle

In the same week Peter Dutton went in to bat for the koalas, Labor flew the flag for gas.

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Phillip Coorey

Why Gaza is an endless gift for Vladimir Putin

Israel’s war on Hamas is a serious drain for Joe Biden as he heads towards the US presidential election.

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Edward Luce

Albanese’s troubled critical minerals dream

The Albanese government has high hopes for much more downstream processing of critical minerals. But the numbers aren’t adding up. What can...

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Jennifer Hewett

‘Vigilant’ RBA puts home loan borrowers on notice

Governor Michele Bullock has issued a fresh warning to mortgage holders, two years after the Reserve Bank of Australia began raising interest rates.

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John Kehoe

Australia’s ‘dumb’ budget luck in one extraordinary chart

Treasurers have been extremely lucky to receive big tax revenue windfalls from the China-driven mining boom, but none have been as lucky as Jim...

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John Kehoe

The government goes bold to poke the inflation bear

The Albanese government, after being cautious with its spending in 2022 and 2023, has decided to take risks this year. The greatest is that it...

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Chris Richardson

Reforms rather than rate rises

Supply side deregulation to drive productivity is the other half of the policy armoury that should be deployed to help curb inflation and keep...

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The Parrhesian

A rate rise was closer than you think

RBA insiders may be making the case for higher rates, as Michele Bullock walks the line between public opinion and the bank’s credibility.

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Warren Hogan

Proposed consulting firm fixes are an unreasonable overreach

More importantly, they are not necessary to correct a deficiency in the regulation of delinquent behaviour, says former ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel.

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Graeme Samuel

Victoria cannot tax its way to prosperity

Victoria arguably has some of the most complex rules and highest property tax imposts in the country. Will it work?

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Matthew Cridland

Australia’s in a digital health black hole

The Productivity Commission’s report on the failure of My Health Record should concern all Australians not only as taxpayers, but as consumers in...

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The Afr View

No place for antisemitic incitement on campus

The protests that reduce the complex history of the Middle East to simplistic anti-Zionist slogans hardly align with universities’ founding...

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The Afr View

The Reserve Bank’s bleak news on housing

The central bank sees little respite for struggling home buyers and renters for years to come, as demand in the nation’s housing market continues...

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Karen Maley

Quantum leap to secure first-mover advantage for Australia

The government’s chief scientific adviser says the investment in PsiQuantum may be high risk, but it’s also high reward.

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Cathy Foley

Keeping coal but excluding gas is an irrational path to net zero

Including gas-generation in the back-up electricity mechanism will help avoid taxpayer funds being used for paradoxical cross-purposes.

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Steve Davies

Victoria must get a grip

The heavily indebted state has at least stopped whacking its private sector. But there is little sign of resolve on its debts.

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The Afr View

Why data-driven Bullock has her eye on the budget

RBA governor Michele Bullock says it’s too early to declare victory over inflation as she avoids the markets’ frenzied guessing game on interest...

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Jennifer Hewett

An RBA tightening bias is called for

It’s hard not to interpret the governor’s press conference and the board’s statement as at least a mild tightening bias that will keep the cash...

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The Afr View

Bonza’s backers plotted to ‘get the planes out’ and ‘wind this up’

Leaked documents show the writing was on the wall for the budget carrier weeks before it collapsed, and suggest co-ordination between its...

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Ayesha De Kretser

Labor dodges difficult debt decisions

Treasurer Tim Pallas has not delivered the “horror budget” he prepared the ground for, nor a clear path back from the state’s crippling debt...

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Patrick Durkin

Big four’s reformation moment

Engaging with the Treasury process is an opportunity for the consulting giants to help modernise the partnership-based model founded in the 19th...

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The Afr View

Qantas’ Hudson takes the chance to shed some Joyce baggage

Vanessa Hudson has finally accepted reality by making a deal with the competition watchdog over ghost flights. She’s determined to leave behind...

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Jennifer Hewett

Why didn’t ACCC litigate Qantas?

Is what might be seen as regulatory brand ransom to force companies to admit to lesser charges and avoid the need to litigate, the way the watchdog...

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The Afr View

Answers emerge slowly to government’s $1b quantum questions

Questions are mounting over how PsiQuantum was backed when we have been told so often to marvel at local tech stars.

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Paul Smith

Stick or twist? How start-up investors know when it’s time to sell

VCs selling down Canva stakes could leave huge gains on the table, but don’t want to leave selling too late. Poorly timed sales have a history of...

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Adir Shiffman

It’s economically naive to cut China out of direct investment

There may be more “like-minded” investors out there for Australia’s resources sector, but will they be as competitive and efficient as China...

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James Laurenceson

The great success story of Indigenous enterprise is missing

Indigenous businesses have proven robust and resilient against all the odds – that should be included in the Closing the Gap reports as well.

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Michelle Evans

Interest rates are the only tool for managing inflation

Economists are looking for other ways of braking inflation. But the impact of interest rates on housing costs is still the most reliable means.

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Luke Hartigan

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