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Jennifer HewettFinancial Review |
Any relief over the Reserve Bank’s decision to hold interest rates will be strictly temporary given the problems facing the Australian economy.
The $3.9 billion Lionheart project in Germany’s Upper Rhine Valley will extract lithium from hot brine in underground reservoirs.
The impact of mass migration is now at the red-hot centre of social division across Western countries. Australia is no exception.
The resurgence of open warfare in the Middle East exposes the increasing vulnerability of the Australian economy.
Allan’s Labor government is on the nose with Victorian voters and her own colleagues are mulling whether to replace her ahead of the November...
The prime minister and the Liberals are united in their condemnation of sexism in politics. Pauline Hanson, as usual, offers a different take.
The One Nation leader is riding the wave of voters’ discontent. What happens next in this revised political drama?
Disappointing growth figures won’t stop the treasurer claiming things are going well in the circumstances. That confidence is unlikely to persuade...
Projects in remote Australia are at the forefront of White House strategy to challenge China’s control of ingredients vital in defence, cars and...
Community dissatisfaction is playing out badly for the major parties as more voters look to One Nation and Pauline Hanson to reflect their desire for...
The treasurer and prime minister insist the budget will provide opportunity and aspiration to ordinary Australians. Most of them don’t agree.
Roger Cook says too many of his federal colleagues don’t understand what’s going in the wealthy west and the economic strength supporting the country.
After decades of business hurdles, this project in WA’s north-west is about to transform Australia’s ability to supply what is now a crucial...
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...
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