Future Fund
Children’s indoor lifestyle stunts their imagination
Daisy Turnbull’s point is well made. Where are the backyards to play in? Where are the creeks to dam? Where are the places to cycle to? It would be nice to think we can turn this around, but for many this will not be possible.
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Costello exit from Nine proves costly with no golden parachute
Peter Costello will forfeit $374,000 in annual remuneration after the former treasurer’s premature resignation from Nine.
- by Calum Jaspan
Philip Lowe backs RBA’s caution on rate cuts
The former Reserve Bank governor has joined the chorus of voices warning that interest rates may have to stay higher for longer.
- by Colin Kruger
Future Fund chair Peter Costello says it is ‘far too early’ to expect rate cuts
The former treasurer says it is too early to be calling interest rate cuts despite signs that inflation is easing, and that investors have likely been too optimistic.
- by Millie Muroi
Cash is king, even for professional investors
The Future Fund has started preparing its $136 billion portfolio for a financial environment with higher inflation and warned other investors will need to follow its lead.
- by Colin Kruger
Peter Costello warns of the dangers of high immigration
Outgoing Future Fund chair Peter Costello says the current migrant intake increase is causing a lot of pressure on infrastructure.
- by Clancy Yeates
Future Fund flags China concerns and rates risk
Future Fund chairman Peter Costello said China was the biggest concern for the fund and that it was too early to call a peak in Australian interest rates.
- by Millie Muroi
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ALP
Union push for worker representatives on RBA and Future Fund
CFMMEU national secretary Zach Smith says ordinary Australians cannot afford to see the two bodies stacked with “captains of industry with little insight into their daily struggles”.
- by Paul Sakkal and James Massola
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Affordable housing
Labor says Greens blocking housing will be a ‘betrayal’
The housing bill will be the first matter up for debate in the Senate this week.
- by Anthony Galloway
State treasurers told to find ways to help build 1 million homes
The nation’s treasurers meet on Friday, with the federal government pressing for plans to deliver on its 1 million-homes promise.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Housing affordability
The PM promised to give housing a hoist, but it’s far from enough
Labor’s aspiration is to build 1 million new, well-located homes over five years from 2024, but it will confront some reality checks along the way.
- by David Crowe
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