March
Why Albanese is confident of winning – partly thanks to Trump
The government quietly hopes the Trump effect will boost its chances, but the focus of the election campaign will be resolutely on domestic cost-of-living pressures.
We wasted a $400b windfall, and now we’ll all have to pay
An audit of federal finances finds Australia has never seen rivers of gold like this, but the hangover will be brutal.
February
Costello slams Trump tariff threat on Australia over ‘unfair’ GST
The Trump administration has no grounds to punish Australia for its goods and services tax, former treasurer Peter Costello says.
Costello, Abbott, Credlin join global New Right circuit
The global conservative circuit has a growing cohort of Australians.
January
Debt blowout shows budget honesty is ‘crooked’ in Queensland
The shocking budget blowout after the state’s election last year shows a massive institutional failure that has lessons for governments across the country.
John Wylie’s Tanarra Capital takes Nine stake after share price slide
The former investment banker is known for pushing companies his firm holds stakes in, from Lendlease to Tabcorp, to make major changes and spin off assets.
November 2024
Peter Costello’s journalist son back in the spotlight
A Current Affair’s Seb Costello had an ugly interaction with a person involved with Oak Capital this week.
Dealmaker David Di Pilla’s other REIT is underwater
The capital markets darling’s DigiCo REIT will be the biggest IPO in years. His other REIT is floundering.
‘I would not have agreed to Future Fund shift’
With $230 billion to come into play, expect a long line of rent-seekers to form a queue, says former treasurer and Future Fund founder Peter Costello.
‘Like bears to a honey-pot’: how the Future Fund got political
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ planned changes to the nation’s $230 billion savings account might be unfinished business for Labor.
Future Fund investment shake-up comes with risks
Jim Chalmers insists Labor is making only a subtle change to the sovereign wealth fund’s investment mandate. But it could be a slippery slope.
Chalmers directs Future Fund to invest in housing and renewables
The treasurer has directed the country’s sovereign wealth fund to prioritise investments in housing, renewable energy and infrastructure.
Nine Entertainment keeps its Costello quotient
Another member of the Costello family appeared at the media company’s AGM, to lash it over gambling advertising.
October 2024
Guilt-mongers and hedonists: Jordan Peterson rails against society
Jordan Peterson delivered his speech via video link and did not attend a high-powered dinner on Monday night at the Opera House.
Nine review triggers anger as bad behaviour goes unpunished
Today Show host Karl Stefanovic said there were open investigations into poor behaviour by individuals at Nine. Has Nine’s culture review backfired?
September 2024
Chalmers isn’t a fair dinkum fiscal repairer like Keating and Walsh
It’s not unfair to look through Dr Chalmers’ two vanishing surpluses to the bigger budget picture: not enough has been done to tackle Australia’s long-term spending.
How business and economists can become relevant again
A central problem is that good economic policies have not been well communicated and have often been debated in an echo chamber of elites.
Bruce Gordon moves closer to 25pc stake in Nine amid CEO search
The billionaire Rich Lister is close to offloading a NSW TV station that prevents him from wielding a larger voting stake in Nine.
Nine farewells Mike Sneesby after three years and $3b share price slide
His legacy is likely to be remembered in two parts: what he did do at Stan, and what he didn’t do when he took charge of the publishing and broadcasting giant.
The brutal retail politics behind the inflation fight
Relations between the Albanese government and the Reserve Bank of Australia are at an unprecedented low. Only one thing will ease the tension.