Yesterday
- Opinion
- The AFR View
China should practise what it preaches on free trade
The best way Beijing can persuade the US it is playing fair is to open up its domestic market so America can share in its success.
This Month
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Branchless banks should not have to prop up bricks-and-mortar rivals
Before the government imposes a new levy to keep regional branches open and head off a Coalition attack, the competition and innovation effects must be weighed.
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Time running out as incumbents’ curse strikes Labor
According to today’s poll, 42 per cent of voters think our economy will be weaker with Trump restored to the White House. It’s a grim portent for Labor.
Big parties right to set new limits on election funds
But there is still a whiff of self-interest in measures which will clip the wings of well-funded independent disruptors
- Opinion
- The AFR View
No Musk, but creating efficiency a must in Australia too
At least the US president-elect is prepared to take serious economic problems head on, even if in unorthodox ways.
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Corporate watchdog puts big super’s service failures on notice
Revelations that Cbus has cheated members on death and disability benefits has now surfaced a new systemic issue.
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Bailout keeps Rex flying until after election
The $80 million, handed out with little detail, has to go towards making Rex a sustainable player again. The government needs to make a better case for how that will happen.
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Inflation shadow falls over privatised infrastructure model
The political fallout from privatisation colliding with a temporary cost of living crisis could end up gumming up the pipeline of public works in the longer run.
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Social media age ban is good for kids and parents
Labor’s move to now run hard on the issue of young peoples’ safety online will resonate with millions of average mums and dads.
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Australia must learn the right lessons from US election
Inflation cut across all other issues for US voters, regardless of race, gender and age. What should that be telling us?
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Transactional Trump could leave a vacuum in Asia
Trump would find that turning his back on allies was a more costly transaction than he thought.
- Opinion
- The AFR View
This election, it’s different, for American exceptionalism
The verdict of the American people will be seen as speaking to America’s continuing decline during the Trump era.
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Higher interest rates are partly Labor’s doing
The unfortunate truth for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is that the elevated interest rates will play a big part in next year’s election.
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Ellison’s long goodbye shows MinRes’ founder problem lives on
The lesson for directors is that transparent and accountable governance is truly indispensable for properly run companies of all kinds.
- Opinion
- University
Labor’s uni debt election bribe trashes fairness
The principle of ensuring fairness all-round will be trashed by handing out a 20 per cent debt cut regardless of income. It is middle-class welfare on steroids.
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Trump’s flaws make Harris the best choice for Australia
Trump’s trade wars will damage Australian interests, and his lies, vulgarity and conspiracy theories taint democracies everywhere.
October
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Inflation now all about the timing for Labor
If interest rate relief comes too late for the election, too bad. What’s really needed is reform of our tax, workplace and regulatory settings.
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Don’t suppress democracy in a pandemic
Not even a public health crisis should justify suppression of the normal rules of democratic debate about government actions and policy alternatives.
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Lack of advice remains super system’s diminished return
For three decades the super system has been focused on building up assets for members. Less so on creating the infrastructure to service customers in retirement.
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Is disclosure enough to clear Albo’s Qantas flights with benefits?
Some might say upgrades are just a perk of the office. But the counterargument is that MPs should be removed from the special type of soft power Qantas seems to wield.