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Comment & Analysis
The post-crisis toll-road Game of Thrones is over
Malcolm Maiden 7:10 PM The price the Transurban consortium paid for Airportlink underlines how flawed the original business case was.
Wise to tread slow on effects test
Bob Baxt 6:16 PM On balance the government should now move swiftly to implement its response to the Harper Review
PwC and the Magic Pudding company tax cut
Michael Pascoe Norman Lindsay died in 1969 but his spirit lives on within PwC.
Land of the battle-hardened start-up
John McDuling There is still a long way to go before Australia is considered in Israel or London's league when it comes to producing the world's next great companies, but a new breed has emerged.
The best way to collect super? The ATO
Michael Pascoe The politicians are fighting over the falling leaves and ignoring the forest again – this time on the little matter of employers who fail to pay the compulsory superannuation levy.
Kidnap amendment helps old money billionaires keep their secrets
Michael West The Packers, Murdochs, Lowys, Lews, Foxs, Inghams, Hains and Myers and a host of other "old money" billionaires will be watching parliament closely this week in the expectation the government will do the right thing by them and knock last week's pesky senate amendments on the head.
Let's beef up our relationship with Indonesia
Harold Mitchell It's all too easy in times like these to think that the world is dominated and controlled by conflict and violence.
If commodity prices stay down, BHP's dividend will go down too
Malcolm Maiden BHP chairman Jac Nasser has recast perceptions of the group's dividend policy, and a dividend cut is now an even money chance.
Facts fall like ninepins in Senate tax inquiry
Michael West Big companies made some pretty amazing claims in front of the Senate this week.
How property developers make windfall millions
Michael Pascoe Buy one thing, use spin and insider knowledge to get planning approval to turn it into something completely different and, hey presto, you've made a windfall without moving a brick. But others lose.
Malcolm Turnbull the change agent, here and abroad
Mark Kenny Successive weak governments, fearful of change, have failed Australia. Turnbull aims to set a new course by embracing change at home and overseas.
More US rate certainty gives markets relief
Elizabeth Knight Investors in the Australian market can thank US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen for the handy boost to our local market on Thursday.
Rhetoric isn't reassuring on tax affairs
Michael West It was a day of high obfuscation as some of the world's best known multinationals faced the Senate Inquiry into Corporate Tax Avoidance.
Iron ore is down for the count
Malcolm Maiden Wednesday's spectacular iron ore price dive was part of a very slow and painful rebalancing act.
Elizabeth Knight
DJs defies department store extinction
Elizabeth Knight It seems the grand dame of Australia's high-end department stores is shaking off its staid image.
Virtuous cycle beyond corporate tax cuts
Andrew Leigh We shouldn't confuse building an efficient and equitable tax system with the much bigger task of setting Australia up to grow and flourish.
Paris: another reason to get off oil
Malcolm Maiden The Paris attacks aren't a reason to call off the Paris climate conference. They are another reason to hold it.
Opinion
'This time is different': real cost of Paris killings
Andrew Ross Sorkin The market reaction to the Paris attacks may belie the true cost of terrorism and, more important, underestimate the potential cost of the Paris killings.
Why Australia should invest in Indonesia
Polo Guilbert-Wright If we can provide what our northern neighbour is looking for, both countries will be all the richer.
CBA threw customers under the bus
Jeff Morris Last Friday was a day of shame for Commonwealth Bank, as 'BankWest victims' detailed the destruction of their lives.
Markets used to terrorism
Michael Pascoe The terrible wearying truth is that we'll get used to terrorism.
Funds are fattening up on superannuation fees
Michael West Fees matter … a lot. The average 30 year old can expect to lose one quarter of his or her retirement savings in fees if he or she has the misfortune to be invested in a high-fee super fund.
Having a bit of fun costs billions
Michael West Fat cats are taking a quarter of your life savings, what are you getting in return?
Policy debate's death by 1000 lobbyists
Ross Gittins Ken Henry can't recall a time when the debate about public policies has been poorer. I can't either and the media is part of the problem.
Blame or no blame, BHP's Brazilian disaster will reverberate
Malcolm Maiden After consulting with its Brazilian joint-venture partner Vale, BHP is increasingly confident that the tragic dam-wall collapse at the Samarco iron ore mine was not caused by factors highlighted two years ago in an expert's report.
How to harness have-a-go migrants
Harold Mitchell Our universities are terrific institutions but we could help them be even better.
Time to tackle the family trust tax monster
Michael Pascoe Paying as little tax as legally possible is standard, rational behaviour.
Affiliates need to be fleet of foot
Elizabeth Knight It's not all that surprising that the regional television companies are desperately looking to be saved.
Transparency is best tonic for tax avoidance
Michael West The Senate last night passed what may be the most useful piece of legislation yet to combat multinational tax avoidance.
Corporate gerrymander and the case for founder control
John McDuling Rupert Murdoch's News Corp does it, so does Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook: Hated in Australia, dual class ownership is all the rage in Silicon Valley.
