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Australia’s top power brokers revealed
With a change in government comes a seismic shift in who holds power in Australia and how they wield it, writes Andrew Cornell in The Australian Financial Review Magazine’s Power Issue.
Cultural power
It may be the opiate of the Australian masses, but even sport got caught in the negative forces that warped the way power was wielded this year. As a result, fairness emerged as the cultural theme of 2013.
The Abbott/Hockey partnership
Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey had longer than most to work on their relationship before becoming Prime Minister and Treasurer. Yet they have already shown they can overcome philosophical differences and operate as a cohesive unit.
Sporting codes chase return to form
To America’s Cup winner John Bertrand, the essence of high performance is rock-solid cultural values. Every sports code in the country is looking anew at developing the right culture after poor form on and off the field.
Taking care of business
Tony Abbott’s influential business adviser, Maurice Newman, is not short of strong opinions on anything from climate change to competitiveness.
Bright star: the rise and rise of Xi Jinping
After consolidating his power base faster than anyone thought possible by bringing factions together and winning over the general public, Xi Jinping is shaping up as China’s most dominant leader since Deng Xiaoping.
Good ship Australia floats on foreign funds
Forget the hysteria about foreign takeovers of our farms or our firms. Just as Australian society was built on wave after wave of immigration, so too is the economy built on capital immigration. We need foreign investment for our economic development, Andrew Cornell argues.
Don’t write America off yet
Comment | Past reports of America’s demise have proven premature, so we should be wary of predicting its eclipse by China or any other rival, writes Ben Potter as he finishes his stint as the Financial Review’s Washington correspondent.
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A to Z of power
The change of government means a whole new vocab. You’ll never be lost for words with Rowan Dean’s lowdown.
SECTORAL LISTS
On capital hill
Three years of political uncertainty have come to an end in spectacular fashion. We list the most powerful players in federal politics over the past year – with an eye also to those who have a continuing role.
