October
Andrews’ appointment to mental health role ‘wrong on many levels’
The ex-Victorian premier has been appointed chairman of a youth mental health research body in a move the state opposition called a travesty.
- Gus McCubbing
July 2023
- Opinion
- Victorian Parliament
Victoria must wake up from Stockholm syndrome
All Australian taxpayers should be concerned about the nepotism, financial recklessness and disregard for good government in the state.
- Updated
- John Kehoe
June 2023
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
COVID-era policies cost young people $116b
Because policymakers gave in to political temptations and fear, the lives of our young people – and indeed all our lives – will be worse.
- Gigi Foster
January 2023
- Opinion
- Political leadership
COVID-19 may have been forgotten but it has not gone
The coronavirus and its long-term effects continue to linger in Australia, under the radar of the public and officialdom alike.
- Laura Tingle
December 2022
- Opinion
- The AFR View
COVID-zero exit another test for Xi Jinping
The policy switch was unavoidable and is good news, but it could come at a cost if omicron sweeps through the elderly population in particular and the death toll mounts.
- The AFR View
November 2022
Beer no longer recession-proof, says Coopers Brewery boss
A hefty government excise increase and soaring input costs meant beer prices climbed in August, and consumers are re-assessing.
- Simon Evans
July 2022
XY Sense dodges the downturn, thank you COVID
Other start-ups might be getting lower valuations when they put their hands out for funds during the tech downturn. But not this Melbourne AI firm.
- John Davidson
May 2022
UK housing market starts to slow as more sellers cut prices
More than one in 20 homes for sale had their asking prices slashed last month, by an average of 9 per cent.
- George Hammond
Jobs situation in China is ‘complicated and grave’
Chinese Premier Li Kequiang instructed all government departments to help businesses keep workers while major cities endure COVID-19 lockdowns.
- Bloomberg News
April 2022
- Exclusive
- Leadership lessons
Benioff says braver politics and business can let tech save the world
The influential Salesforce CEO says politicians must be braver on climate and immigration policy, while innovators can ride financial waves to help save the planet.
- Paul Smith
March 2022
Can ‘hotel-style’ offices tempt workers back to the CBD?
Companies like MA Financial and SafetyCulture are welcoming staff back to workplaces that don’t look like the offices they left in 2020.
- Tess Bennett
- Exclusive
- AI
Johnson & Johnson turns to Aussie AI to speed up surgeries
Software engineering firm Max Kelsen is helping J&J speed up the supply of surgical instruments to hospitals, helping to alleviate pandemic-era surgery backlogs.
- John Davidson
February 2022
CBA confident staff will want to return to the office
The country’s biggest bank doubts it will have problems with employees who refuse to return to the office.
- Sally Patten
- Exclusive
- Techno-nationalism
Intel boss has a stark warning for governments around the world
CEO Pat Gelsinger is taking an unexpected but key role in the geopolitical realm, as the world’s supply of vital semiconductor chips hits worryingly low levels.
- Paul Smith
Employers offer greater flexibility in an effort to retain staff
As some employers brace to deal with staff who refuse to return to the office when guidelines are relaxed, others plan to offer even greater flexibility.
- Sally Patten
- Opinion
- Workplace
Employers beware: hybrid work weakens loyalty
If workers spend less time together, their social ties will weaken, as will their attachment to an employer.
- Emma Jacobs
- Exclusive
- Leadership lessons
Lessons from Zuckerberg, Benioff and Mayer for tech’s new star
In just two days Bret Taylor rose from relative obscurity to become one of the most powerful individuals in tech, but the Salesforce co-CEO and Twitter chair says he still has lots to do.
- Paul Smith
How these executives slashed meetings
The Australian division of a fast-moving consumer goods company eliminated 25,000 hours of meetings across its 130 staff over a 12-month period.
- Sally Patten
January 2022
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
Here’s how we get to COVID-boring
The road to rendering COVID-19 boring will be a long and hard grind. But grit and ingenuity can get us there.
- Steven Hamilton and Richard Holden
How COVID forced this business to become a better version of itself
Patrick Holmes has been framing fine art for more than three decades, but the pandemic forced him to ‘leap into the 21st century’.
- Tess Bennett