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The 10th annual Financial Review Business Summit
The annual AFR Business Summit will discuss the strategies to navigate the increasingly complex economic and political factors shaping Australia’s future.
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The 10th annual Financial Review Business Summit
The annual AFR Business Summit will discuss the strategies to navigate the increasingly complex economic and political factors shaping Australia’s future.
- Opinion
- The AFR View
A competitive Australia needs more than words
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is now asking the right questions about Australia’s future, even if he needs to find better answers.
- The AFR View
Business leaders are worried about productivity
Leaders at The Australian Financial Review Business Summit on the factors in the Australian economy that keep them up at night.
- Updated
Why Brookfield wants Optus | Myer boss’ big test | Could AI be deflationary?
This week, James and Anthony examine what SingTel could gain from selling Optus, look at whether an ex-Qantas exec could grow Myer, and discuss two tectonic shifts in markets that will decide the next decade.
When it comes to how we pay, Apple is coming for the big banks
Commonwealth Bank boss Matt Comyn says policymakers need to be alert to the dangers of ceding important industries to global tech platforms without scrutiny.
- James Eyers
March
- Analysis
- Analysis
Why Australia faces hard choices and hard work to grow
From decarbonisation to digital transformation to new geopolitical risks, there are a lot of potential speed bumps ahead. And no guarantee of success.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The two tectonic shifts in markets that will decide the next decade
Are we headed for a world of higher rates, lower growth and more volatility, or will AI unleash a deflationary wave?
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
Dutton’s nuclear push could take on political life of its own
The zero-emissions power source adds up on some fronts, but there’s still a whiff of crazy about the whole push.
- Phillip Coorey
When the minister met the ‘mischievous’: What Wong said to Curran
Foreign Minister Penny Wong parried with James Curran at The Australian Financial Review Business Summit this week. This is an edited transcript of that discussion.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Coles will put some cost-of-living heat back on suppliers
Leah Weckert says Coles worked with suppliers when their costs were soaring. Now inflation is coming down, the conversation needs to change.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Four-year terms to end short-termism
New Business Council of Australia president Geoff Culbert pushed the idea at The Australian Financial Review Business Summit to “break out of the jail of short-term thinking” in Australian politics.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Robin Khuda’s migrant success story
Robin Khuda is keeping a great national tradition alive.
- The AFR View
‘Never say never’: $150b super giant not pushing for board seats, yet
Aware Super boss Deanne Stewart says she prefers ‘private conversations’ with companies to encourage action on issues such as climate change, but did not rule out stronger interventions.
- Hannah Wootton and Gus McCubbing
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
‘Nerve-racking’: Jamie Dimon says the US election will be a ‘circus’
Markets and central banks appear certain a soft landing is coming, but Jamie Dimon is more cautious. He sees a world of risk, including from the looming US election battle.
- Updated
- James Thomson
Bringing prices down a ‘joint effort’ with suppliers: Coles CEO
Chief executive Leah Weckert defended the retailer’s profitability, while also saying the Australian market is hugely competitive.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Bankers Dimon and Lowe see upside risks on interest rates
The JPMorgan chief said expectations of interest rate cuts had put the chances of a mild or deeper recession in the US at about 65 per cent.
- John Kehoe, Aaron Weinman, Jemima Whyte, James Thomson and James Eyers
Canva revenue growth hits 60pc, investors seek shares worth $3.6b
Co-founder Cliff Obrecht says the listing will be in the US because the ASX is a small market and its investors don’t understand tech as well as their American counterparts.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why Dutton is going nuclear
Peter Dutton thinks he can sell nuclear power to the public. The energy industry remains unconvinced by the business case.
- Jennifer Hewett
Private capital dominance to increase even if IPOs restart: investors
Initial public offerings will pick up in the next 18 months but many companies will still prefer the “patient” capital provided by super and private equity, investors say.
- Hannah Wootton
How Robin Khuda went from near-bankruptcy to creating a $14b titan
The AirTrunk founder was forced to go into his superannuation funds to keep the data centre giant running before it eventually found success.
- Campbell Kwan
Wong backs Biden, urges Israel to ‘change course’
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has warned that Israel will lose support from traditional allies if it presses ahead with a ground attack on Rafah.
- Updated
- Jessica Sier
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why Canva co-founder says AI isn’t a Kodak moment
It’s adapt or die when it comes to AI but that doesn’t mean tearing up business models, say Cliff Obrecht and Richard White.
- Anthony Macdonald
What's buoying you about the Australian economy?
Nine's Peter Costello, Woodside's Meg O'Neill, CommBank's Matt Comyn, GrainCorp's Robert Spurway, AustralianSuper's Paul Schroder and AmCham's April Palmerlee.
- Updated
Frydenberg says the world is in the most danger since the Cold War
Like Jamie Dimon, the former treasurer pointed to the Red Sea as another “dangerous hotspot” that is creating economic risks for the global economy.
- James Eyers
'Middle power diplomacy in action': Australia's position on Gaza
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong explains why Australia is coordinating with Canada and NZ on Gaza policy.
- Updated