Business
Reserve Bank frets about wages and Australia's five minutes in the economic sun
Bernard KeaneSep 1, 20175 Comments
All signs are that the economy is building strength, but workers don't feel like it because of stagnant wages. And that's a crimp on the government's communication plans, Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer write.
Nuclear depression: brother, can you spare US$25.7 billion?
Bernard KeaneSep 1, 201712 Comments
Nuclear power is affordable, says the Minerals Council. But the market (and power companies) beg to differ.
Australia's construction sector is not just in decline. It's the worst it has ever been.
Alan AustinSep 1, 20172 Comments
Australia's construction industry has declined for three years in a row. This has never, ever happened before.
Clean Energy Target: Labor should let them eat coal
Bernard KeaneAug 31, 20178 Comments
It's time for compromise on a Clean Energy Target -- set it to allow for coal, and wait for investors to show up to build new coal-fired power plants. The catch is, it's unlikely any will.
Remember 'Jobs and Growth'? Neither does our workforce
Alan AustinAug 31, 201718 Comments
With the rest of the developed world experiencing an economic boom, Alan Austin breaks down Australia's employment figures to show that Australia is actually worse off than it was four years ago.
Why are ticket scalpers so damn successful?
Bhakthi PuvanenthiranAug 30, 20177 Comments
Crikey has a look at the scalping phenomenon and how secondary ticket markets make their money.
Neoliberals can't endlessly cut uni funding and expect a smart, well-educated Australia
Bernard KeaneAug 30, 201725 Comments
The government's continuing war on higher education funding reflects a decades-old mentality that universities only have economic value.
Has file sharing really destroyed the film industry?
Bernard KeaneAug 30, 20175 Comments
The copyright industry warned us that filesharing would destroy cinema. Turns out, they were slightly off-beam.
The bank culture talkfest has failed. It's time for action.
Bernard KeaneAug 29, 201711 Comments
Banking regulators have been focusing on financial industry culture for years, but it hasn't halted the stream of bank scandals. It's time to stop talking about culture and act.
The many, many losers (and a few winners) from the CBS-Ten takeover
Glenn DyerAug 29, 20172 Comments
With CBS taking over Ten Network Holdings the entire Australian media landscape seems set for terraforming. Glenn Dyer breaks down the winners, losers and big changes of this complicated transaction.