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Jennifer HewettFinancial Review |
Minerals explorers are alarmed by the devastating impact of the budget on the industry and their ability to raise capital.
The negative reaction to Jim Chalmers’ budget is increasing in intensity and scope. The notion of death taxes threatens to be politically fatal....
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas concedes the public mood to increase taxes on the gas industry is cutting through. No wonder producers are feeling...
The industry is alarmed about the prospect of the Albanese government forcing the big LNG players to sell 20 per cent of exports into the Australian...
Australian Strategic Materials is a weapon in America’s effort to avoid China’s stranglehold on rare earths processing and magnet making.
Labor is confident it can count on younger voters’ anger about house prices to counter any backlash against rising prices. The Liberals are...
Jim Chalmers argues his budget is promoting aspiration by making it easier for younger generations to purchase a home. The figures tell a different...
The treasurer’s fifth budget confirms intentions to put higher taxes on wealth but without reducing income taxes, cutting spending or boosting...
The party’s overwhelming victory in Farrer shatters the Coalition’s ability to sell itself and to condemn Labor’s tax increases.
Another rate rise has Australians on edge and in even more financial pain as they cope with rapidly rising prices. Will the budget help or harm the...
Major infrastructure projects make for easy political announcements. The economics are much harder.
Jim Chalmers is desperate to avoid government spending being blamed for more rate rises, but he also wants to show disgruntled voters some...
Budget giveaways can’t hide the state’s parlous fiscal conditions and now the new violence that makes it Australia’s crime capital.
The fossil fuel era still has a long way to run while the petrochemical industry extends into all areas of modern life.
Fallout from the Iran war means the Albanese government now has to persuade the public that it is not a good idea to further slug the energy industry.
The stalemate in the Middle East war is the enduring backdrop to the instant chaos of another attempted assassination of the US president.
Labor is tackling a scheme that has become unaffordable and wildly out of control in what it covers. But delivering on its commitment will be harder...
Right-wing and anti-immigration parties are on a tear across Europe. What does the rise of One Nation say about the mood in Australia?
Concern about the economic impact of the Middle East conflict has only increased since the treasurer’s recent meeting with the world’s other...
The fire at the Geelong refinery is a dramatic image of Australia’s vulnerability to the global oil shortage and its reliance on South-East Asian...
Donald Trump’s confidence about the Iran war defies logic. Markets have persuaded themselves things are going to work out, but can Jim Chalmers’...
Angus Taylor says he wants to cut migrant numbers and improve Australian values. We know what One Nation thinks, but how will Labor respond?
Board members are at an impasse over who should be appointed to improve relations with the Albanese government – divided over two former Labor...
What does it mean to be a good soldier and leader against an ill-defined enemy in a war with no coherent goals and conducted in an alien, hostile...
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the levy was “an idea whose time has come”, but the government is stuck in the slow lane.
The president’s refusal to acknowledge the lack of any coherent US strategy means it’s not just Iranian spokesmen considering him “delusional”.
The Iran conflict has cemented the shift from concerns about sustainability to security of supply.
What’s worse: spiking inflation and rising interest rates or an economy that is struggling for growth? Both options are likely.
Health Minister Mark Butler says the scheme is one of the great reforms of the past few decades. Why is it so badly off track – and not just because...
The economic effects of the Iran crisis makes the Albanese government’s budget decisions harder - but also more necessary to make tough choices....
Japan’s ambassador to Australia says any change to gas taxes will curtail investment and Australia’s reputation as a reliable energy partner.
The EU-Australia agreement allowed Anthony Albanese to argue that free trade is not dead in the Trump era. But the turmoil in the Middle East is...
No country will be spared the effects of the Middle East conflict, warns the head of the International Energy Agency.
The government claims Australia is over-prepared for energy shocks, but the gap between bureaucratic taskforces and actual fuel shortages is widening.
The appointment of new CEO Brandon Craig demonstrates the company’s strong focus on the Americas in a changing centre of gravity for the company’s...
The central bank’s board split five-four over whether to lift rates, but governor Michele Bullock says the debate was over timing, not direction.
The Reserve Bank’s expected decision to raise rates on Tuesday is likely to be just the beginning of protracted pain for Australia, as petrol prices...
Australia is being increasingly drawn into the Middle East conflict as its fuel supplies become ever more vulnerable.
Infrastructure Australia’s priority list promises an independent assessment of merit but contains plenty of politics with a capital P.
The US president has tried to reassure markets that the war in Iran will be over soon and be successful. But the shocks, including to the oil market,...
Canada and Australia have been high-immigration countries, but Canada is cutting numbers much harder than Australia. And its housing and rental prices...
Mark Carney wants middle powers to help write new rules of behaviour now that the former international order has been destroyed. But how realistic are...
The government is celebrating strong economic growth figures. But it makes it more likely the RBA will increase rates sooner rather than later.
The people who run Australia’s largest companies and employers cannot be clearer. The economy risks falling behind in a high-risk, fast-changing...
The Albanese government’s talk of major economic reform has one again come down to the Australian obsession – the housing market.
The president’s State of the Union address reflected Republican concerns they are on track to lose control of Congress in November.
Ambitions for Australia to be a regional hub for data centres are being tested by what’s needed to join the global boom.
The great Labor reformer agrees the tax is unfair but says Labor should drastically cut income tax and government spending as part of a real reform...
The Victorian government is confronting a report about its failure to curb corruption that cost taxpayers billions. Its tactic? Attack the author and...
Anthony Albanese is about to announce another big spending commitment on high-speed rail. The idea is popular – it’s just a shame none of it adds up.
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