Nothing-to-lose Labor cuts loose against timid Turnbull
The Prime Minister made a mistake in failing to stand up for his centrepiece policy
Canberra with Bronwyn Bishop, helicopter to Wolgan Valley
A perfectly dreadful week in Canberra, as Joe Aston predicted. But it ended, at least, in high style.
A whole flock of black swan events
You don't have to look far for the potential shocks to the world economy that might destroy the growth assumptions in the budget.
High priced gem or clumsy fake – the people's choice
Satire: This Cartier watch is not so much a price, more a range of assumptions.
Retrospective tax cuts won't wash
The Federal budget shows how far the debate has swung to the left and nowhere more than in the back-dated cuts to superannuation.
Macquarie's dangerous spin
Macquarie says it "has not received, and does not receive 'government backing'." That must rank as one of the most misleading statements I h...
The opening shots in the phoney war
The argument over how much the Turnbull government's corporate tax cuts will cost over the next 10 years is one of political and fiscal absu...
Woolworths could be the next big turnaround stock
There's only one thing better than a stock beaten up by a one-off event: a stock that's been smashed by a whole range of events.
Fairer super can be better super
The Treasurer's changes have helped better define super -- but the taxation of savings as a whole is still a mess.
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philip baker
Woolworths could be the next big turnaround stock
There's only one thing better than a stock beaten up by a one-off event: a stock that's been smashed by a whole range of events.
tony boyd
NAB shakes off the shackles
Liberated from the burden of its UK subsidiary, NAB says it can finally look forward to growth, writes Chanticleer.
phillip coorey
The one political weakness of ScoMo's first budget
Trying to combat debt and deficit with tax hikes and spending cuts is like trying to put out a bushfire with a garden hose.
greg earl
Japan bruised but not surprised by submarine decision
Japan has been bruised by its first big defence export failure but the bilateral relationship should be bigger than this deal.
jennifer hewett
The opening shots in the phoney war
The argument over how much the Turnbull government's corporate tax cuts will cost over the next 10 years is one of political and fiscal absurdities.
alan mitchell
Turnbull in need of post-poll plan
Australia's big economic and fiscal problem will be still waiting for Malcolm Turnbull if he is re-elected in July.
michael smith
NAB CEO's hard yards pay off
The mess Andrew Thorburn inherited when he became chief executive at NAB is now playing to his advantage.
matthew stevens
The $43b claim that has BHP nervous
The frantic reaction to a Brazilian prosecutor's $43b damages claim shows the big miner is worried.
laura tingle
Doubts on costings but at least a thought-bubble free plan
The budget has plenty of holes including the lack of costings of the company tax cuts but at a micro level it has some big pluses.
tony walker
Stealthy insurance against Trump win
Self-reliance in defence looks prudent as America's view of its allies turns more uncertain.
