Whole new ball game for our economy
The economic times are changing rapidly and not for the better. The inexperienced duo holding Australia’s purse strings face a daunting task.
Terry McCrann
Plenty to chew on for food suppliers as inflation bites
From quince and champagne paste to the humble roast chook, consumers will have to get used to paying more for their favourite bites as inflation – er – bites.
Can we afford a trainee treasurer?
New Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the Liberal Party got a ‘drubbing’ in Saturday’s election but nearly 500,000 Australians preferred Morrison over Albanese as their first choice.
Kiwis show the world the way with interest rates
Adrian Orr, the New Zealand Reserve Bank governor, could be the last central banker in the world with a brain and a spine after hiking rates by 50 basis points on Wednesday.
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NBNCo’s new competitive streak a win for all of us
The NBN has just come through the most extreme ‘stress test’ anyone could have been imagined and it came through spectacularly. And now customers are going to be the big winners, writes Terry McCrann.
How JobKeeper and JobSeeker saved us all
Harvey Norman’s results show JobKeeper and JobSeeker have worked spectacularly well. As taxpayer handouts are wound back, JobSeeker should not be cut to pre-virus rates, writes Terry McCrann.
Why nation’s economic fate hinges on Victoria
Thanks to Victoria’s Lockdown, one state is keeping both itself and the nation locked in the worst recession in nearly 100 years, writes Terry McCrann.
Better jobs number hits the Andrews wall
The “fake” jobless numbers from the ABS weren’t good news, unless you define good as being anywhere better than dreadful, writes Terry McCrann.
How a ‘coal-free’ UK has returned to coal
Back in June, Britain was the poster child for the “coal-free” power generation. But, the brave new UK coal-free future lasted less than a week, writes Terry McCrann.
The power stations we must have
Our denial of coal as the first-best solution to Australia’s energy troubles is madness, when it provides cheap, reliable and plentiful electricity, writes Terry McCrann.
PM’s power station plan all hot air
There’s a whole raft of reasons Scott Morrison’s ‘commitment’ to a new major gas-fired power station is laughable, writes Terry McCrann.
Don’t cry for the sacked $30m CEO
No one will shed a tear over the sacking of the Rio chief who presided over the blowing up of an Indigenous heritage site and the chair should go too, writes Terry McCrann.
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