A piano man in love with Los Angeles
![For Joe Aston, Los Angeles is turning into his city of dreams.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180216222319/http://www.afr.com/content/dam/images/h/0/f/6/g/s/image.related.afrIndexLead.320x210.h0w72n.png/1518811818102.jpg)
The people here are, almost without exception, greedy, vain and not very smart. I love them.
The PM has abolished 'privacy' as the last defence of red-faced politicians, by rightly banning sex with those less senior
Despite the uproar over Barnaby Joyce's personal life, parliamentary life tends to be far more sober and restrained in general these days.
Indignant Nationals should consider their party's recent record before they defend the indefensible.
Barnaby and Vikki are just the latest in the great amours of the ages.
Wall Street's laid-back response to stronger than expected wages inflation data this week suggests we can draw a line under this recent outb...
These near-monopoly distributors are public utilities and should be more strictly regulated to preserve competition, innovation, and fair an...
We all know what crossing the line looks like and the bottom line is that for any of this to change, powerful men need to pull their mates i...
Next time you send a load of digital files to a lawyer or expert that charges by the hour, think about how you name the files, so they don't...
The latest NAB survey shows that business has got it good right now, which is at odds with how most consumers feel.
Even for someone used to having everything he touches turn to gold, Warren Buffett has turned a tidy profit thanks to his partnership with IAG.
The government wants a tax package with something for both companies and workers. The challenge will be in the timing.
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne is expected to outline what the next 12 months will hold, including some of his priorities for the Royal Commission into Financial Services.
Despite the uproar over Barnaby Joyce's personal life, parliamentary life tends to be far more sober and restrained in general these days.
The big banks are being forced to tighten lending standards, limit investor loans and are responding to higher capital requirements by jacking up rates. But what does their response mean for the non-bank lenders, borrowers and for the financial system ?
Alan Joyce's lowest point was when a Jack Russell terrier started biting his ankles during a live television cross while he was being abused by the dog's owner.
Australia's biggest coal producers have warned Aurizon to restore normal service to its Queensland coal freight network or risk massive compensation claims.
Wayne Swan joins that rare band of politicians who get to leave politics at a time of his own choosing, after announcing on the weekend that he would not contest the next federal election.
After forecasting house price rises every year since 2013, I'm happy to double-down on our April 2017 call that the boom is over.
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