Opinion
Key to a stronger New Zealand
What’s too much of a good thing? As he heads towards a September election announced this week, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key will be delighted the Kiwi economy is performing so well.
Logic lost as state polls paralyse decision making
The paucity of anything meaty to talk about in the South Australia and Tasmania election campaigns is a reflection of the hurtling pace at which states are losing a capacity to set their own destiny.
Axe’s lightning speed holds promise
Shareholders of Leighton Holdings can look forward to a dramatic turnaround in the performance of the construction group based on the transformation of Hochtief under chief executive Marcelino Fernandez Verdes.
$A traders may be too upbeat on rates
Philip Baker | Financial markets are generally pretty good at sniffing out economic change. But $A traders, with their rate rise musings, might be betting too gleefully on a surging Australian economy.
Rio trades train drivers for boffins in tech push
Every week a taxi fleet of Rio Tinto light vehicles dashes about 50,000 kilometres in taking locomotive drivers into the distant Pilbara.
Restarting economies through independence
Elections in Tasmania and South Australia should be used to push for more freedom within the Federation in order to revive their struggling economies.
South Australia needs new ideas
South Australia faces major challenges with the mainstay car manufacturing sector set to wither and the construction phase of the resources boom fading.
Forget Fed tapering and watch what China does with the yuan
The Chinese currency’s weakness is unusual considering the degree to which the country’s economy is managed.
Tasmania needs to be open to business
Exclusive | As well as being the smallest of the states, Tasmania lags behind the economic performance of its mainland brethren as the state with the highest unemployment, thanks to a closed for business sign posted on it during the state’s 16 years under the sway of Labor.
David Walsh to set sail on the MONA wedding catamaran
The saviour of Tasmania, art gallerist and eccentric gambling Rich Lister David Walsh, is getting married next Saturday.
New Zealand fires starter’s gun on interest rate rises
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has again stolen a lead on its central banking peers, moving to raise its key interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.75 per cent.
Uranium investors have patience tested
After a bleak few years, uranium explorers and producers could do with some good news, and last month’s draft of Japan’s basic energy plan seemed to be just that.
Funke Kupper details ASX wishlist for Financial Inquiry
The pressure from local fund managers, brokers and competitors on the Australian Securities Exchange has been evident in comments by chief Elmer Funke Kupper in recent days and months.
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