China-US spat now a global threat: Morrison
Scott Morrison says the trade war between China and the US is posing a real threat to the global economy.
Food fight brewing as Amazon undercuts Woolies, Coles
Amazon's assault on the $100 billion food and grocery market could reignite a battle between food and grocery suppliers and the major retailers.
Every man for himself on ship of the damned
Wentworth and Victoria say voters prefer Liberal moderates. The right thinks the voters are wrong.
Crossbenchers list demands as PM survives test
Action on refugees, live animal exports and anti-corruption are firmly in the sights of the crossbench as they take advantage of the power-sharing parliament.
Hayne follows bankers to Singapore
The finance bosses of NAB and CBA discovered at an Asian investment conference this week there's no escaping the Hayne royal commission.
Cost of living number one voter concern
The cost of living is the number one concern among voters but ranks last in terms of how they feel the government is handling it.
Myer board face 'strike' on pay
Billionaire Solomon Lew is expected to deliver a second "strike" over pay at Myer's annual meeting on Friday but the besieged retailer is likely to avoid a spill of their board.
Prudential watchdog lacked 'mongrel' instincts
APRA chairman Wayne Byres accepted he and his senior management team should have shown more "mongrel" and backed the "gut feel" of his supervisors.
'Clueless' Myer board face 'strike' on pay
Billionaire Solomon Lew is expected to deliver a second "strike" over pay at Myer's annual meeting on Friday but the besieged retailer is likely to avoid a spill of their board.
Super fund advisers slam bank pay
One of Australia's most powerful superannuation fund advisers says it is shocked that any of the country's major banks have paid increased executive salaries after a scandal-ridden year.
Australis team aims to repeat success of Aurora
The team behind Australis Oil & Gas wants to replicate the success it had with US shale play Aurora Oil & Gas.
Labour costs factor in adding $547m to Rio mine bill
Rio Tinto has doubled down on its clams of inflationary labour pressures in the WA sector after adding $547 million to the price tag for its new Pilbara iron ore.
Albemarle explains appetite for Aussie lithium
Battery metals giant Albemarle wants processing assets close to mines in WA so it doesn't have to rely on processing assets in China.
Firetrail turns bullish on WorleyParsons
Firetrail Investment's Blake Henricks sees a strong opportunity to buy engineering firm WorleyParsons, and more of the best ideas from the Future Generation forum on Thursday.
ASX rises on dovish Fed comments
Australian shares rose on Thursday as global markets took their lead from dovish comments made by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.
Capital expenditure tipped to jump higher
Expected private capital expenditure this financial year has risen to a higher-than-anticipated $114.1 billion, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Oil holds losses while glut looms
Oil held near the lowest level in a year as Russia signalled little urgency to commit to supply cuts, while US crude stockpiles continue to grow.
Opinion
Libs feel the moderates' revolt and the voters' revenge
Wentworth and Victoria say voters prefer Liberal moderates. The right thinks the voters are wrong.
APRA a bit clueless on banker pay
How has the supervising of pay structures not been a higher priority for APRA, given the well-established links between poor remuneration incentives and poor culture?
Rio's mine of the future is now
Sign-off on Rio Tinto's $US2.6 billion Koodaideri mine arrived accompanied by phrases like "augmented reality", "digital twinning" and "networked future".
No easy fix for Hayne on broker pay
Shayne Elliott has given Commissioner Ken Hayne plenty to think about as he considers a shift to a fixed-fee payment model for mortgage brokers.
Cost of living number one voter concern
The cost of living is the number one concern among voters but ranks last in terms of how they feel the government is handling it.
Nation's rosy budgets at risk from elections, housing
The national fiscal outlook - across all levels of government - has improved $24.9 billion but there are risks to the outlook.
'Crap the pants' document caused light rail blow-out
Receiving Ausgrid's guidelines on how to handle the utilities under Sydney's light rail project was like "dropping a bomb," says Acciona.
Big problems, little time for VET review
"We have to change the way people think about vocational education. It shouldn't be a second chance education. It has to be foundational learning."
Jacinta Allan is transport tsarina in Andrews' new cabinet
Jacinta Allan is the big winner in the Andrews' government's new cabinet, taking charge of $90 billion of transport projects.
Rudd warns against risking the G20
There is no guarantee the G20 will sustain its privileged position into the long-term future. If it falters and fades away Australia will lose its seat at the top global table.
G20 leaders must step up, not back
Some say the G20 has passed its use-by date. But new economic shocks caused by rising unilateralism and protectionism call for fresh leadership from the world's 20 largest economies.
Leaders on edge over Trump's short fuse
President Donald Trump will play the role of a dutiful diplomat at the G20 summit but under sufferance - while aides try to avoid a repeat of the G7, which he pushed wildly off the rails.
Trump's infrastructure challenge starts at home
Will the burning need to fix the "most powerful economic corridor on the planet" convince Donald Trump to get real about funding infrastructure for his home town?
Brexit to put skids on British economy
Official economic modelling shows all Brexit options inferior to staying in EU, as PM Theresa May steps up campaign to win over hostile MPs
Personal Finance
ANZ pledges to reduce use of HEM
ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott has promised to reduce the bank's reliance on the controversial benchmark to one third of all loans by the middle of 2019.
Bendigo Bank chairman defends bonus metrics
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank chairman Rob Johanson has defended the use of non-financial measures in executive bonuses describing them as crucial to the long-term success of the business.
CBA works with 'TripAdvisor of healthcare'
Commonwealth Bank has invested in Whitecoat with a view to capturing some of the $180 billion-plus healthcare payments market.
How to make team-building days effective
From writing a company song to completing an outdoor challenge, the market for corporate team building is growing. But are such activities worth the trouble and expense?
Courts to make history with joint sitting
The Federal Court and the NSW Supreme Court will break new ground with a joint sitting for two class actions appeals.
Big problems, little time for VET review
"We have to change the way people think about vocational education. It shouldn't be a second chance education. It has to be foundational learning."
What Macquarie's Moore will do next
Ask Nicholas Moore what he will do next after 32 years at Macquarie Group and he describes something that sounds uncannily like a miniature version of Macquarie.
Lifestyle
Read this and you'll finally understand Aboriginal art
To most people Aboriginal art is just beautiful abstraction but it's so much more.
David Rowe's cartoon
