How Berejiklian turned the campaign around
If Berejiklian wins, the NSW Liberal Party will have demonstrated it has the two elements needed for successful government: effective administration and ruthless political skill.
Billions in budget tax cuts and handouts on the way
Josh Frydenberg has softened the ground for tax cuts and handouts in the budget by saying the economic outlook was bleaker now than in December.
How four CEOs deal with a shifting business landscape
Four CEOs talk about how they are navigating increased regulatory intervention and changing consumer desires.
The future of financial advice is forked
The old model of financial advice is crumbling leaving those seeking help with two options. One of them is a robot and the other might be out of your reach.
How to buy after a big house price drop
Real estate agents are secretly dropping quoted property prices by between 10 and 16 per cent to selected buyers in the final days before an auction.
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- Accounting
PwC fears payments issue will go global
The leadership at PwC Australia is under pressure to resolve a conflict-of-interest controversy over retirement payments, amid fears the issue will spread overseas.
The big banks' nice earners are melting away
The banks are under enormous pressure and facing "death by a thousand cuts" but some see a chink of light at the end of a long, dark tunnel.
Business
Mortgages understated by 40pc
"APRA appears to have a data problem," say Deutsche analysts who reckon the average mortage being reported by the prudential regulator is being understated by up to 40 per cent.
Compensation risks haunt wealth deals
NAB and CBA's wealth deals are suddenly in the too-hard basket. Skyrocketing but unquantified future payments to dudded customers are to blame.
The future of financial advice is forked
The old model of financial advice is crumbling leaving those seeking help with two options. One of them is a robot and the other might be out of your reach.
'No problem' with WestConnex leakage
Water from the ground is seeping into the motorway tunnels being built for WestConnex.
BGH lays down law with $2.3b buyout
The country's most talked about buyout fund manager, BGH Capital, is finally off the mark.
Why this boss thinks there won't be a recession
The severity of the residential housing sector is the biggest risk factor to the economy but Charter Hall boss David Harrison thinks Australia will be okay.
Brexit blamed as Smiggle sales slow
Premier CEO Mark McInnes says "no one is immune to Brexit" as Smiggle sales rose at the slowest rate in 10 years.
Markets
- Opinion
- Sharemarket
China is the key out of this 'no-man's land'
Markets have come a long way in 2019, the question facing investors now is whether to push on or turn back.
- Analysis
- Monetary policy
What the Fed shift means for investors
The Fed’s dovish lurch on Wednesday ends three years of rising interest rates just as markets reach their "biggest inflection point since the global financial crisis".
ASX rallies as Fed spurs Wall St
It took a day to sink in, but the equity market has taken off in response to the Federal Reserve signalling it won't raise interest rates this year.
Jobless fall gives RBA breathing room
The Australian economy created 4600 new jobs in February, helping to push the jobless rate down to 4.9 per cent.
St Barbara shares plunge
The gold miner is still on the M&A hunt despite a savage market reaction to a production update for its Gwalia gold mine.
Opinion
Making Australians feel safe doesn't mean all of us
Christchurch has sent a jolt through our politics, but it seems it hasn't stretched to our government being able say to our Muslim community, "this is your home and you should feel safe here", Laura Tingle writes.
Columnist
Western tolerance must not buckle to extremism
The shockwaves from this appalling attack have spread throughout the world and reverberated in odd places.
Editorial
Don't go looking for sophistication on April 2
Anyone looking for economic rigour on April 2 may be a touch let down. This is about winning an election.
Political Editor
Banks could do the RBA's job on rates
The smartest thing RBA governor Phil Lowe could do is to get banks to cut rates for him, preserving his monetary policy ammunition for a real crisis.
Columnist
Politics
- Opinion
- Extremism
Hard truths for Australia from Christchurch
Christchurch has raised troubling issues for Australians that undermine the capacity for short-term calculation of the massacre’s local electoral implications.
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- Federal budget
$600m for bankers' court and regulators
The banks pay another $600 million to deliver a major funding boost to the regulators and construct courtrooms to prosecute white collar criminals.
NDIS will require 90,000 more workers
The government is making postcode-by-postcode data available to help providers plan as they battle to find workers to keep up with new disability spending.
Coalition edges ahead in tight NSW election
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is on the brink of becoming the first female Liberal woman to win a state-wide election.
Forget a new poll if there is no clear winner
What if it's a hung parliament and neither party can strike a deal with the crossbench?
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World
- Opinion
- Christchurch shooting
Far-right extremism and IS are cut from the same cloth
There is no difference between the murderer who killed innocent people in New Zealand and the Islamic State, the Turkish president writes.
Mass burials for 26 mosque victims
More than 500 mourners were expected to attend prayers at the Memorial Park Cemetery on Friday where more than a dozen of the victims of the attack have been buried.
European leaders throw cliff-edge Britain a Brexit lifeline
An EU summit offered a short delay if British MPs pass Theresa May's Brexit deal, but might also signal a longer delay if a no-deal Brexit looms.
Thousands honour victims of Christchurch massacre
Thousands of people gathered in Hagley Park, opposite the Al Noor mosque, for a public memorial to honour the 50 people killed in last week's Christchurch massacre.
Ivanka used WhatsApp to contact foreign leaders
Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, have been using WhatsApp to communicate with foreign leaders instead of official channels.
Real Estate
Sellers 'secretly' drop prices to lure bidders
Real estate agents are secretly dropping quoted property prices by between 10 and 16 per cent to selected buyers in the final days before an auction.
- Opinion
- Consumer rights
How to spot a perfectly managed apartment block
The obvious answer is to avoid the bad ones. To do that, look for clear signs that the building isn’t being properly looked after.
Affordable housing bond four times oversubscribed
The federal government's "bond aggregator" offers providers cheaper finance - but doesn't replace the subsidy still needed for new affordable housing stock.
How many properties do political leaders own?
The federal election will bring a personal gain or loss for our federal MPs, most of whom have some skin in the property game.
McGrath continues slide with no recovery in sight
ASX-listed real estate agency McGrath has revealed another dip in earnings as the company struggles to lift its performance amid the housing downturn.
Personal Finance
Is the super cap cramping your style?
While superannuation is still the most tax-efficient retirement savings tool, there are some options for those who reach contribution limits.
The skill that can help you retire early
Whether you’re after more money, a better job, or greater happiness, start by taking stock of what you’re good at.
SMSFs face new setback
NAB is set to announce tough new controls on business lending, despite offices and factories being one of the sector's most popular investments.
Technology
People flock to internet voting with iVote
In the NSW election, 172,339 people have already cast iVotes. It's been a seamless for some, but others are concerned about their online activity being tracked.
Social media giants face reckoning
Facebook, Google and Twitter have repeatedly failed to address the underbelly of hate, crime and conspiracies that have proliferated on their platforms. After Christhurch, they face a reckoning.
YouTube's battle against NZ video
For hours, YouTube could not stop the flood of users who uploaded and re-uploaded footage showing the mass murder of Muslims.
Leadership
Keating was best treasurer, says former Treasury secretary
The former Westpac chairman reveals what really happened behind the scenes at Treasury, Westpac and the ABC, over Lunch with the AFR.
How the Sacklers are battling OxyContin backlash
The Sackler name has become toxic after the family became seen as the embodiment of corporate avarice, relentlessly pursuing profit at the cost of human life.
Lifestyle
Is time up for the parenting time out?
After his daughter was born, Arthur Staats naturally began thinking about his role as a parent. How would he encourage good behaviour and discourage bad behaviour as Jennifer grew up? He didn't like spanking. So what was a psychology professor and behaviourist in 1960 to do?
Film review: Destroyer keeps you guessing
Nicole Kidman is barely recognisable as a cop with a dark past in this tale of revenge.
Motley Crue: 'We got away with murder. Absolute murder'
As a jaw-dropping new film recalls, the wild men of rock found fame in an era with no rules.
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- M&A
Beer giant Lion buys half of Four Pillars Gin
The gin market is growing at 16 per cent-plus annually in Australia and Lion wants a piece of it as mainstream beer flatlines.
Golden future at stud for winning the Slipper
Trainer Gary Portelli knows only too well what winning the $3.5 Million Longines Golden Slipper at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday can mean for his colt Time to Reign.
