BHP takes the broom to shale assets
BHP Billiton won't want to appear like its decision to sell a lick of its American onshore shale oil and gas assets is a response to bullying from US activist shareholder Elliott Associates.
Comment & Analysis
The biggest bet in town: who wins the war for Tatts
The $11 billion battle to create Australia's mega gaming and wagering group is now starting to get interesting.
Tax promise will test Donald Trump's credibility
There's an interesting test of Donald Trump's presidency coming up tonight: does Wall Street think he has any credibility?
Unroll.me's classic non-apology not good enough
Unroll.me's customer data mining has come under fire but it seems the start-up is sorry, not sorry.
The upside-down school funding debate is hurting students
Schools need certainty. It's not just pencils they need to budget for, it's speech therapy teachers or school counsellors, where every bit of money could makes a difference to a student's life.
Super funds own $45b in bank shares, $13b in tech stocks
Industry super funds love to criticise the big banks, but they are also closely entwined.
The new enemy of renters: Mums and dads
Few seem to care about renters fate but, for once, a little help may be coming their way.
No hidden talents in Australia - we need 457 visas
The chief executive of Coles and Tabcorp boss are former captains of industry who came to our shores on 457 work visas.
The next boom is under way – before another bust
A Caterpillar and Komatsu cavalry is arriving just in time to save the next two federal budgets.
Our super is sacrosanct, so leave it alone
Politicians should stop mucking around with superannuation and allow people to have the security of knowing their lifetime savings are safe.
Wesfarmers' secret Amazon response team
Wesfarmers amped up its strategic battle plans a year ago to deal with the incoming behemoth Amazon.
The bidding war for Tatts is really getting started
The game of bidding tactics that started six months ago, is only now starting to get interesting.
Prodigal son Packer looks set to call Australia home
His latest move is part of a broader strategy to get his international investments in order and his debt back to more manageable levels.
Who killed 457 visas?
Turnbull, Dutton or Trump? Or maybe Hanson or Bernardi? Who can really claim responsibility?
Why so many people are leaving China
Iron ore prices are retreating again and the overall Chinese economy is growing less quickly, but one sector is skyrocketing.
'Sorry, not sorry' businesses need to get message
When cartoonists, satirists, comedians and politicians around the world wade in on a corporate blunder, it's time to raise the white flag.
Bottom line is there's no magic number
A lot of the problems we cause ourselves arise from the way we've evolved to economise on thinking time by taking mental shortcuts.
The dream is officially over for iron ore
Nev Power, the man who runs Andrew Forrest's third force in iron ore, Fortescue, is something of an optimist.
The impossible job of a modern-day treasurer
Scott Morrison should go down swinging with the hard budget we need to have.
The two things needed to help Indigenous communities
We need much more respect and support for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders who are making a real difference in their communities.
Lessons learned from the United Airlines debacle
It seems that United's management had not spent enough time and energy on effective scenario planning.
What if inflation rises and wages don't?
We might seem to forget it sometimes, but Australia has more economic challenges than just Sydney and Melbourne housing prices.
Here comes the mobile phone price war
Get set for a price war in our mobile phone market with the near-$2b entry of TPG.
'Aggressive' Fed risking global trade war, China currency crisis
​The world's leading currency institute is bracing for a dramatic rise in the US dollar as the Federal Reserve rushes to tighten monetary policy, setting the stage for a protectionist showdown and a fresh debt crisis in emerging markets.
Stock market edges closer to the magic 6000 mark
Stock market watchers were frozen in anticipation on Monday as the ASX headed towards that magic 6000 mark - a level which we haven't seen since the GFC.
A considerable show of 'doing something' about housing affordability
With a dash of true conservatism, Scott Morrison wants the vast majority of our housing market to keep doing just what it's been doing.
Too many stuff-ups about to put economic reform into reverse
Since the reform push has degenerated into little more than business rent-seeking it's neither surprising nor regrettable that voters have called a halt.
Australia has $1 trillion foreign debt. Should we be worried?
Our foreign debt will grow and it already exceeds $1 trillion deficit. But that's not necessarily bad.
Private equity put on notice over wage concerns
In the case of wage fraud scandals, investors have zero tolerance.
Why we need to worry about the level of household debt
The balance sheets of Australian households with a mortgage are dangerously exposed to any fall in house prices.
Executive Style
You'll find the 'meal of the decade' in the middle of nowhere
Culinary master Rene Redzepi harnesses a different culinary magic for his latest pop-up.
This uncomfortable menswear trend is finally over
After the flared '70s, baggy '90s, and skin-tight '00s, denim's latest is entirely wearable.
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Small Business
Great for the job, pity about your age
Discrimination in recruitment comes down to fear and ignorance.
Unroll.me's classic non-apology not good enough
Unroll.me's customer data mining has come under fire but it seems the start-up is sorry, not sorry.
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