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Terry McCrannBusiness commentator

Terry McCrann is a journalist of distinction, a multi-award winning commentator on business and the economy. For decades Terry has led coverage of finance news and the impact of economics on the nation, writing for the Herald Sun and News Corp publications and websites around Australia.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 18, 2024: Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock during a press conference following Tuesdays decision to keep interest rates on hold. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short

Hike on hold as labour market teeters

The RBA’s next move appears all but certain, but the latest jobless data shows how keeping a lid on both inflation and layoffs remains a delicate balancing act.

Business

17/06/2024 CFMEU members outside festival hall during the voting on the new EBA. Aaron Francis / Herald Sun

Lucky country turns very stupid

The CFMEU crisis is the latest in a long line of Labor failings that has left ordinary Australians short-changed.

Business

Rio Tinto's iron ore project Simandou in Guinea

Rio’s messy dip into Guinea ore

Rio’s decision to build another iron ore mine in Guinea – to compete directly with its mines in the Pilbara – is shaping up as another risky move.

Terry McCrann

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 13, 2024: Australian Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers pictured addressing morning media at Dawes Point in Sydney ahead of cost-of-living indexes and labour force data expected to be released today.Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Time to stop passing the buck

Treasurer Jim Chalmers needs to take a close look in the mirror to see the real reason Aussies are doing it tough.

Business

CARDIFF, WALES - MAY 22: A woman with a shopping trolley full of groceries in a supermarket aisle on May 22, 2022 in Cardiff, Wales. Last week, the UK Office for National Statistics reported an 6% average increase of food and drink prices year on year, but some staples, such as milk and pasta, had risen by more than 10%. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

The evil of inflation deepens

A nasty new edge to the pain of inflation has emerged in recent years, widening the gap between the haves and the have nots.

Business

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - JUNE 11, 2024. Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick delivers the 2024-25 State Budget, at Parliament House. Photo: Dan Peled / NewsWire

State budgets: ugly to ultra-ugly

Queenslanders should take the money and run – straight to the ballot box in October, to throw out the incumbent Miles-Dick government.

Business

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, The Australian Photos. JUNE 6, 2024: Peter Costello Nine Bureau Parliament House Opening. Picture: The Australian / David Beach

The voting irony in Costello’s fall

Peter Costello has enjoyed the sort of support from shareholders he could have only dreamt about as a politician. Too bad no one’s asking them what they think.

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CANBERRA, Australia, NewsWire Photos. May 14, 2024: Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Economy sick, Labor at fault

The GDP numbers were about as good as a truly awful lot of numbers about a dreadful state of play can be.

Business

Virgin Australia Group CEO and Managing Director John Borghetti poses for a photograph after delivering the company's half-year results in Sydney, Wednesday, February 13, 2019. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

Borghetti flies into crown role

Former long-time Virgin Airlines boss John Borghetti is to my mind the casino chairman from central casting.

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FWC’s 3.75pc rise good and bad

The Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase the basic wage by 3.75 per cent was ‘sensible’ but it will be the last straw for many small and medium businesses.

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