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Jennifer HewettFinancial Review |
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.
Angus Taylor is urgently trying to establish himself as Liberal leader able to avoid the party’s extinction. But the pressure to produce hard policy...
The new Liberal Party leader rose in an overwhelming vote against Sussan Ley. Will that be enough to arrest the party’s steep decline in public...
Angus Taylor is set to take over as Liberal leader, but will he fare any better than the woman he has always been determined to oust?
Matt Comyn is confident that the bank is on the right technology track in a competitive environment and an uncertain world.
The demonstrations on Sydney streets have forced a reckoning from politicians and police about what is acceptable public speech.
Sussan Ley’s most dangerous enemies sat behind and beside her in question time on Monday. Her leadership now looks terminal.
Mining is cool again in the US – along with building an international alliance to thwart the Asian giant’s dominance of critical minerals.
Jim Chalmers says government spending has nothing to do with Australia’s inflation problem. Michele Bullock’s press conference offered him little...
An expected interest rate rise next week will dominate Australian politics despite the opposition’s best efforts to make its own internal brawling...
The treasurer says inflation is higher than anyone likes, but insists this has nothing do with the high level of government spending.
In a supercharged debate, Labor knows the risk of high immigration numbers being blamed for housing shortages, rental costs and overstretched...
In the aftermath of the Bondi massacre, this year’s celebration of Australia Day had a new focus on national unity rather than diversity.
How the Coalition managed to disappoint an Australia searching for healing and instead make itself the story in an orgy of mutual destruction.
The proposed takeover of a small ASX-listed company is key to a much bigger global play to break China’s stranglehold on processing critical minerals.
Despite community hopes of a better outcome, the performance in Canberra sets up another anxious year of tension and conflict.
Sunday’s horror and terror has ripped away the veil of polite refusal to acknowledge the extent of anti-Jewish sentiment and hatred in Australian...
The shipbuilder is part of a bigger strategic story: rising regional tensions, neglected defence capabilities and the commercial viability of skilled...
Daniel Mulino is trying to share the pain of paying compensation for risky super investments or bad financial advice. No one’s happy.
The wealthy state is determined to stop any changes to its special tax deal, no matter how much the other states complain how it is unfair.
Daniel Mulino will be in the firing line next week as he attempts to divide responsibility for a compensation scheme for victims of financial fraud...
Jim Chalmers is confident that private sector investment will balance out all that government spending, but Michele Bullock sounds less sure inflation...
As coal-fired power stations shut down, Australia’s energy system is becoming less reliable and less stable. What can fill the gap?
The passage of environmental laws has boosted Labor and damaged the Liberals. But as inflation bites, Jim Chalmers needs the private sector to step up...
Jim Chalmers and Michele Bullock got a nasty shock in the latest figures showing inflation is moving in the wrong direction. Who will the public...
Operators argue they need government assistance and new industrial policy to remain viable. The rules have changed but how much is too much to keep...
No one likes losing money due to investments that turned out to be high risk or even fraudulent. But who’s to blame and who should pay?
Labor is riding high on Liberal brawling and jostling over Sussan Ley’s leadership. But the economic story is not following the same confident path.
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