Business
The economy
Energy regulators play down level of NEG conflict
Energy regulators say the policy debate is slowing the sector’s transition to greater efficiency.
- by Cole Latimer
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Opinion
Federal budget
Will tax cuts boost the economy? Yes and no
It's not so much tax cuts that will boost jobs.
- by ROSS GITTINS
Opinion
Population
Factfulness: as important as "a good diet and exercise"
Do you have an overdramatic worldview?
- by Matt Wade
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
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