Business
The economy
Andrew Forrest's Fortescue joins hydrogen push with CSIRO tie-up
Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has partnered with the CSIRO to develop new hydrogen fuel technologies.
- by Cole Latimer
Latest
Energy
'This won't reduce power bills': Industry rubbishes forced divestment plan
Energy groups say the government's proposed powers to force power generators to sell off assets won't help reduce power prices and could be unconstitutional.
- by Cole Latimer
Property prices
Five factors that could turn Australia's property market slump into a crash
The property market slump has been more dramatic than most forecasters thought, but it could get worse.
- by David Scutt
Analysis
Energy
Government blocks CKI's $13b pipeline bid
The government has handed down its final decision on Hong Kong utility CKI's takeover bid for gas pipeline company APA, outright rejecting the proposal.
- by Cole Latimer
RBA
IMF sees Australia risks 'tilted to downside' on China, trade war
The balance of risks to Australia's economy are "tilted to the downside" due to a deteriorating global outlook, the International Monetary Fund said, urging the central bank to keep interest rates low.
- by Michael Heath
Property development
New Australian homes are the smallest they've been in 22 years
Despite the trend, Australia still has the second-largest homes of any country, behind the United States.
- by Marnie Banger
Opinion
Data analysis
Benefits from big data at risk from untrustworthy, bungling politicians
Government penny-pinching doesn’t give the data gatherers enough funding.
- by Ross Gittins
Trucking
National economy at risk unless oversize truck permit delays fixed
The federal government released the review into Australia’s oversize over mass access arrangements this week.
- by Hamish Hastie
Startups
Move over Silicon Valley, tech startups blow in to Windy City
Chicago, a city that symbolises America’s industrial heartland is trying to reinvent itself, with help from tech entrepreneurs.
- by Clancy Yeates
Sharemarket
Labor's imputation policy is 'criminal' warns leading fund manager
Geoff Wilson has launched a fresh attack on Labor's tax policy on dividends.
- by Mathew Dunckley
RBA
'Serenity now, insanity later': Credit Suisse sends a warning on the Australian economy
Australia’s economy is humming like a well-oiled machine in 2018, but Credit Suisse sees trouble on the horizon.
- by David Scutt