Tiger mum not all growl, and her kids prove it
David Cameron is a fan. Now the two cubs of the tiger mum, Amy Chua's daughters, say what it was like being raised by the world's strictest mum.
MUA's robot revenge hits Patrick
This is a dispute that has been three years in the baking.
China will pump-prime Australian services sector
Despite the market turmoil Chinese consumer demand is holding up well and that will help Australia.
Double-decker tunnel a tall order
Your article headlined "Chinese railways push for double-deck Sydney Harbour tunnel to fit high-speed rail" (AFR, January 14) raised some important questions and equally important problems. On the face of it, the point about future-proofing transport infrastructure is quite right.
Even the master found forex hard
It's a year since the Swiss National Bank toppled the currency markets into chaos by abandoning a pledge to stop the franc from appreciating against the euro.
Time to be bold on tax reform
Taking comprehensive tax reform, including a GST rise,- to an election would give Australians a chance to vote for growth.
Home Retail bid is Sainsbury's attempt to break cycle of losses
Sainsbury's may see the deal as the answer to two interrelated problems.
Effects test is all about the politics
We must have a debate on the pros and cons of an effects test. But we should leave the politics of the issue to the politicians.
Tax reform no magic fix, spending has to be cut
Tax reform is not the answer to the budget debate. Instead it is about biting the bullet on spending cuts.
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philip baker
This sell-off is not a crisis
Investors are reacting to the gains made in asset classes that have been pumped up by cheap funds, and now those gains have to be wound out.
tony boyd
Google, whiskey and fast growing start-ups
An American venture capitalist is enthusiastic about the global potential of two Australian based start-ups, Sydney's Canva and Melbourne-based Culture Amp.
phillip coorey
'Stupid' for Turnbull to call an the election without a tax policy
Malcolm Turnbull rolled Abbott for two reasons: to implement reform and win an election. Timing will be everything in this balancing act.
greg earl
Indonesia faces a new kind of terrorism
Is the ramshackle Indonesian state ready for an insidious new terrorist threat?
jennifer hewett
Malcolm wishes for merry cabinet
Santa finally delivered on Turnbull's wish to become PM, but he wants a few more presents under the tree.
alan mitchell
Penalty rates: a view from a beautician's salon
Another year ends, same old tune from the naysayers.
michael smith
Woolworths pulls pin on hardware two years too late
Gordon Cairns has had to act more like a CEO than chairman by taking the decisive action to remove the noose around Woolworths' neck.
matthew stevens
MUA's robot revenge hits Patrick
This is a dispute that has been three years in the baking.
laura tingle
Briggs and Brough do Turnbull a favour
Jamie Briggs has done himself – and a female Australian diplomat – no favours by his Hong Kong bar behaviour. But he has done a substantial favour for Malcolm Turnbull.
tony walker
A meeting of the like-minded
Malcolm Turnbull has taken an Obama-like decision not to send more military help to the Middle East.
