Business
The economy
Opinion
Household debt
Pay down debt don't fritter dough on tax cuts
I still remember a man standing in front of my mother wanting to repossess our fridge - I've been wary of debt ever since.
- by Harold Mitchell
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Energy
Only half of Australia’s energy resources economically viable: report
A study has found only 3.52 million petajoules of the nation’s total demonstrated resources of 6.28 million petajoules are potentially viable for development.
- by Cole Latimer
Energy
Powering on: Five ways businesses can cut their electricity bills
Electricity price shocks are the main concern for Australian businesses, but energy analysts say there are five ways companies can drive down power costs.
- by Cole Latimer
Banking royal commission
Who's creating the value here?
After the launch of Amazon, and in the wake of the Royal Commission, the only solution is a reset, writes Nicholas Stuart.
- by Nicholas Stuart
Interest rates
'Low wage growth diminishes our shared prosperity': RBA governor Philip Lowe
The Reserve Bank Governor has warned as the Coalition and Labor turn the issue into a key policy test of the May budget.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Breaking
Interest rates
Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold
It's now 21 months in a row that interest rates have stayed put at 1.5 per cent.
Energy
'Captain Sunshine' says Australia is not living up to its solar potential
Australia can be the first 100 per cent renewables-powered continent, but it needs the political will to do so, a global solar expert says.
- by Cole Latimer
Energy
AEMC says grid operating to standards, prompts call for new standards
The AEMC's check of the electricity grid's reliability has found the system is working so well current standards should be extended for another seven years.
- by Cole Latimer
ACCC
Others would skim the cream; Why ditching $1 milk won't help farmers
A two-year official inquiry has found farmers are suffering from a lack of power but it's not supermarkets holding the cards.
- by Darren Gray
Opinion
Trade
Knaves and fools: Trade protection is a comedy of errors
Protection doesn’t save jobs, it just attempts to save jobs in the favoured industry by reducing jobs in all other industries.
- by ROSS GITTINS
Analysis
Income tax
The best paid jobs for men and women, but mind the gap
Female brain surgeons earned $220,000 less than their male counterparts last year. Actuaries and judges didn't fare much better.
- by Nigel Gladstone