This Month
- Opinion
- UK election
The fight for the UK right has begun
Surrendering to the Faragist path rather than taking it on and defeating it would herald the end of the centre right and a capitulation to unserious politics.
- Robert Shrimsley
- Analysis
- World elections
Why Starmer should now play prosecutor on Brexit
Labour and the Tories have avoided the topic, but a full audit of the impact of leaving the EU would deliver political and economic benefits to incoming ministers.
- Robert Shrimsley
Boris Johnson in surprise late move to avert Tory wipeout
Making his first public appearance of the campaign, the former prime minister said Labour would “destroy so much of what we have achieved”.
- Alex Wickham
Why angry Britain will this week finally dump the Tories
Five PMs, five elections and a three-ring circus: over 14 years, the Conservative government sowed the seeds of its own downfall – and leaves a mixed legacy.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Opinion
- US election
Feckless liberals are to blame for Biden’s downfall
The left worldwide ignores problems on its own side, and recent history has turned on that failure.
- Janan Ganesh
June
- Opinion
- US election
Why billionaires support Trump
Business people struggle to understand fanaticism. In commercial life, all actors are negotiable, even if their price is high. They also tend to overrate contrarianism.
- Janan Ganesh
Even Rishi Sunak could lose his seat, according to some polls
Seat-by-seat analysis by Savanta and Electoral Calculus found the Tories are on track to win just 53 seats in next month’s vote, an all-time low for the party.
- Alex Morales
Farage vows ‘radical’ tax cuts to fix ‘Broken Britain’
The perennial populist outsider, who hopes to reshape the Conservative Party, has combined traditionalist social policies with a radical economic agenda.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Opinion
- World elections
Starmer will be centrism’s last chance
Voters need to see normal politics working for them again. Keir Starmer not only carries the dreams of a country demanding change but the hope of all who fear what follows if he fails.
- Robert Shrimsley
Trio of big Tory donors drop campaign funding
A private poll by the donors showed Labour was on track for a “Tony Blair-style landslide”, according to two people familiar with its results.
- Lucy Fisher
May
- Analysis
- Affordable housing
Why Australia’s housing crisis has gone global
Households are going backwards in 13 developed economies, including Australia, as record immigration runs into a housing crisis.
- Updated
- Randy Thanthong-Knight, Swati Pandey and Tom Rees
‘Twenty-five times salary’: Goldman scraps bonus cap for bankers
Goldman will allow star traders and deal makers to earn up to 25 times their salary. The bank is trying to make London more attractive to top bankers after Brexit.
- Eir Nolsoe and Michael Bow
April
- Opinion
- East Asia Forum
How long before the yen is again a safe-haven bet?
If inflation remains positive and interest rates continue to rise, the yen is likely to eventually strengthen.
- Shiro Armstrong
December 2023
- Analysis
- Business Person of the Year
Why Boris Johnson thinks a Trump win would be good for the world
Former British PM talks about his biggest regret, political ghosts and a host of other topics at The Australian Financial Review Business Person of the Year event.
- Jennifer Hewett
Brussels’ rule-setting for AI isn’t pretty, but someone’s got to do it
The potential for AI to change economies and societies is unknown. Someone needs to be thinking methodically about how its power can be channelled for good.
- Alan Beattie
November 2023
‘Take drastic action’: Sunak under fire as immigration hits record
The UK prime minister is facing mounting political pressure to cut Britain’s reliance on foreign workers after net immigration hit a record 745,000 last year.
- Stephen Castle
- Opinion
- World politics
Reshuffle shows Tories are running on empty
Rishi Sunak has broken with hardliners and culture warriors who are alienating moderate Tory voters. But reaching into the past shows desperation.
- Robert Shrimsley
October 2023
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
Only two things could get the Yes camp over the line
Yes hasn’t led a major published opinion poll in more than three months, and for over a year, support for the Voice has declined at an accelerating rate.
- Michael Turner
September 2023
There may not be another mogul like Rupert plus nine more opinion reads
Rupert Murdoch showed foresight in a tough industry, but intrigue surrounds the empire.
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
I predicted Brexit. Here’s why the Voice is destined to lose.
Winning and losing constitutional referendums is quite simple: if you are going to change the rule book, both sides of the game have to agree.
- Matt Qvortrup