The treasurer and the RBA governor are telling very different stories on inflation. The latest rise in interest rates will test the reputations of both.
Having delivered a 19.4 per cent annual compound return over four decades, the outgoing chairman reveals the simple formula behind the numbers.
The AFR’s national affairs columnist was told she had a few months to live. Then she had her first appointment with a Sydney neurosurgeon.
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 as the rise of One Nation shows.
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 election.
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 voters.
Projects in remote Australia are at the forefront of White House strategy to challenge China’s control of ingredients vital in defence, cars and phones.
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 change.
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 commodity.
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. Will Labor double down or try to cut its political losses?
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas concedes the public mood to increase taxes on the gas industry is cutting through. No wonder producers are feeling nervous.
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 market.
