Watch out, Labor to ‘savage’ family businesses
Many family enterprises will be made to share management control of their business with newly appointed union delegates under new IR laws. And that’s just the start.
Robert Gottliebsen
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Follow the money, the nuclear debate shouldn’t even be a debate
It may come as no surprise, but offshore wind will cost even more than we’re being led to believe. Ridiculously more.
Gold is good for all right now
No, the Olympics haven’t started just yet, but investors around the world are going for the yellow metal, either as a hedge or an outright win.
The struggling Chinese economy is praying for a Trump loss
Wall Street is celebrating the likelihood of Donald Trump as the next US President. In China? It’s a different story.
Slash migration numbers, slash our medical expertise
The major parties don’t understand they are pursuing a course which will lead to a fall in medical research and medical education — unless they use a scalpel to refine their data.
Hey big spender: Victoria woos credit agencies to avoid wipeout
The nation must hold its breath as Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas negotiates in New York with the top credit rating agencies to avoid a downgrade. But it’s a monumental task.
Slowly but surely senators see sense on super bill
Crossbenchers have noted the consequences to middle Australia of the infamous superannuation bill, which taxes unrealised capital gains for the first time in the Western world.
Fair Work may be liable as Australia’s largest work theft explodes to $500m
New Fair Work rulings have sent shockwaves through the union movement because of the deep involvement of the CFMEU in some radical pay deals.
Liberals’ retail atom bomb threatens ‘power triangle’
Liberals’ supermarkets move hits out at the nation’s growing power triangle made up of big corporates, their large shareholders and the ALP and unions.
From glory days to banking busts
When we go back to 1964, we find a society which has many lessons for contemporary Australia. Robert Gottliebsen looks at events and watershed moments which shaped the business world.
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