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Alleging neutrality while considering lifting rates seems contradictory.
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.
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...
A quiet tussle is going on over China’s ambitions to control all of its neighbouring seas. Affected countries need to unite before China...
Successive terms of trade booms – the envy of other nations – have allowed Australian governments to splurge. But now it seems that even that is...
The High Court has sent a clear message: those “manipulating the system” won’t be rewarded with a get-out-of-detention free card.
The Labor government has infuriated climate activists by insisting that gas will play a crucial role in the energy transition for many decades to...
Deep food and grocery discounts have become increasingly popular with consumers, but the cost is unfairly borne by suppliers, prompting calls for...
Australia is committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, and we will need gas to get there.
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...
The treasurer must not stimulate the economy, but cannot ignore the fact that some Australians are bearing more than their share of the pain.
The Future Gas Strategy reaffirms a strong role for gas, but despite the title it is light on ideas to get there.
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...
In the same week Peter Dutton went in to bat for the koalas, Labor flew the flag for gas.
Israel’s war on Hamas is a serious drain for Joe Biden as he heads towards the US presidential election.
The Albanese government has high hopes for much more downstream processing of critical minerals. But the numbers aren’t adding up. What can...
Governor Michele Bullock has issued a fresh warning to mortgage holders, two years after the Reserve Bank of Australia began raising interest rates.
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...
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...
Supply side deregulation to drive productivity is the other half of the policy armoury that should be deployed to help curb inflation and keep...
RBA insiders may be making the case for higher rates, as Michele Bullock walks the line between public opinion and the bank’s credibility.
More importantly, they are not necessary to correct a deficiency in the regulation of delinquent behaviour, says former ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel.
Victoria arguably has some of the most complex rules and highest property tax imposts in the country. Will it work?
The Productivity Commission’s report on the failure of My Health Record should concern all Australians not only as taxpayers, but as consumers in...
The protests that reduce the complex history of the Middle East to simplistic anti-Zionist slogans hardly align with universities’ founding...
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...
The government’s chief scientific adviser says the investment in PsiQuantum may be high risk, but it’s also high reward.
Including gas-generation in the back-up electricity mechanism will help avoid taxpayer funds being used for paradoxical cross-purposes.
The heavily indebted state has at least stopped whacking its private sector. But there is little sign of resolve on its debts.
RBA governor Michele Bullock says it’s too early to declare victory over inflation as she avoids the markets’ frenzied guessing game on interest...
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...
Leaked documents show the writing was on the wall for the budget carrier weeks before it collapsed, and suggest co-ordination between its...
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...
Engaging with the Treasury process is an opportunity for the consulting giants to help modernise the partnership-based model founded in the 19th...
Vanessa Hudson has finally accepted reality by making a deal with the competition watchdog over ghost flights. She’s determined to leave behind...
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...
Questions are mounting over how PsiQuantum was backed when we have been told so often to marvel at local tech stars.
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...
There may be more “like-minded” investors out there for Australia’s resources sector, but will they be as competitive and efficient as China...
Indigenous businesses have proven robust and resilient against all the odds – that should be included in the Closing the Gap reports as well.
Economists are looking for other ways of braking inflation. But the impact of interest rates on housing costs is still the most reliable means.