The 2017 budget's inconvenient truth
Adjusted for tricks, there's no chance of a surplus for a long time.
Comment & Analysis
Skewered Officeworks sale raises wider Wesfarmers questions
The imminent arrival of Amazon has skewered Wesfarmers' ability to do what it does best – horse trading assets.
Do you really need to work at weekends?
The 24/7 economy has created too much blurring of work and personal time.
'Inflexible and defensive': Gloves off in BHP stoush
The latest missive from the activist fund manager is an aggressive assault on BHP's strategy, performance and the billions of dollars Elliott says the company has lost.
How I learned to delegate and not catastrophise
It was easy and I should have done it years ago.
The five pain points that wrote the budget
Repairing the damage of the Abbott Total Opposition years, will take time. But the budget is a big and quite calculated start.
The real reason banks are so angry
Why lenders are squealing so loudly about the bank tax.
If tech's Big Five were a nation, they'd now be bigger than Britain
Having added more than $US500 billion to their share prices this year, the five companies' combined market value would rank as the world's fifth-largest economy. And they keep growing.
Will Scomo's big budget give a big economic push?
Will Scott Morrison's big spending, big taxing, big borrowing budget impart a big fiscal stimulus to the economy in the coming financial year? Not so much.
'Dark days' for retailers as Cyclone Amazon approaches
The arrival of Amazon will be an existential moment for some retailers and it will almost certainly trigger of wave of industry rationalisation.
Can't hit budget? Move the goal posts
It's been a big week for budgets with endless analysis after the event and daily leaks during the run up.
Slugging banks is the fairest way to raise billions
If you think the big new bank tax is outrageous and unfair, tell us what would be a better, fairer way to raise a quick $1.6 billion or so next year.
FBI chief's sacking is seismic, but will it rock the market?
The risks of a White House impeachment crisis and months of Washington paralysis are rising exponentially.
How much of your job is ripe for automation?
More white-collar jobs poised to slide down occupation ladder.
The attack that banks should have seen coming
The federal government's bank levy is as personal as it is punitive and political.
Who fell for the big infrastructure con job?
Reborn big-taxing, big-spending Scott Morrison shows he's a much better salesman than Joe Hockey.
Australians can't rely on Qantas as Dreamliner set to be a nightmare
After months of fanfare, Qantas last week released the details of its non-stop flight from Perth to London aboard its new Dreamliner. And the loser is ... Melbourne.
University howler calls for dogged leadership
I always wanted to go to university but never did. Instead I enrolled in the university of life and it seemed to work.
No role for turkeys in Sydney's second airport
The very notion of having the owner of Sydney's Kingsford Smith airport, Sydney Airport, build and operate the city's second airport at Badgerys Creek is akin to putting the turkey in charge of Thanksgiving.
Does Australia have too many universities?
Debate is needed about the benefits and costs of merging under performing universities.
Woolies races to get match fit for Amazon fight
Woolworths was expected to beat Coles in the latest quarterly bout of the great supermarket war. But it shot the lights out.
Housing slowdown a blip or something more?
The big question raised by last month's slowdown in Sydney and Melbourne's housing markets is whether this is a blip on the radar.
Why regions must be part of Brisbane's New World City mission
My business Little Tokyo Two and the State Library of Queensland created a "Business Studio" about 12 months ago with an intention to fit the gap between having an idea and deciding to start it - essentially a feeder to the rest of the ecosystem.
Queensland needs zebras, not unicorns
First off, we need to deduce what exactly the word "startup" means. I like to break it down into two categories - "Unicorns" and "Zebras".
Twitter finally gives backers something to tweet about
Against all odds, Twitter is turning itself around.
Banks' engine rooms face a tougher grind
After banks rode a housing debt binge, regulator curbs will make it harder for lenders to grow.
Pizza Hut set for the courts over cut-price pizzas
Pizza wars, $4.95 pizzas and the disastrous impact such strategy directives allegedly wreaked on Pizza Hut franchisees is about to be put on trial.
Why Murdoch is applying the paddles to Ten's heart
On the face of it, Ten Network is probably worth more dead than alive. At least if you are one of the three moguls - Lachlan Murdoch, James Packer and Bruce Gordon - in whose hands its future rests. But the rules of normal financial practice don't apply.
Left and right hooked on deficits
The budget is unbalanced because of the steady abdication of personal responsibility to the state.
Like him or not, Trump is making America great again
My billionaire guests were all convinced that there would be a jump and it looks like it's well and truly happening.
Executive Style
Harley-Davidson's rebellious plan to appeal to younger buyers
Harley-Davidson embarks on a bold path to become relevant for billions in emerging markets.
The real reason why Chanel crossed the line with its boomerang
Another day, another brand being called out on social media for a failed product.
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Small Business
Do you really need to work at weekends?
The 24/7 economy has created too much blurring of work and personal time.
Not happy Jan! Sensis in trouble in first unfair contracts action
Competition watchdog cracks down on Sensis for its automatic contract renewal process.
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