Has Australia been too successful in combating COVID-19?
With a vaccine months away and new case numbers in the low single digits, the Australian government needs a coordinated national plan for living with the virus.
Where to find big fund managers at bargain bin prices
There's an opportunity for investors who believe these star fund managers can close the discounts on listed investment companies and trusts.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Qantas is bullish about Christmas
Qantas is ready to start flying as many planes as possible in order to generate cash flow and meet the expected demand from Australians. CEO Alan Joyce is supremely optimistic that recovery is on its way.
ASIC chief clings on as expenses scandal hits
ASIC chair James Shipton has stepped aside pending a full investigation into the regulator paying more than $180,000 to cover the cost of managing his tax affairs and rental payments for a deputy boss.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
ASIC chair's sense of entitlement
After three years running the securities regulator, James Shipton's career in the public service looks headed for the rocks. Weak risk controls and a failure to understand the gravity of the problem will go against him.
- Exclusive
- Governance
Holgate bought the watches: former Australia Post chair John Stanhope
John Stanhope says the Australia Post board approved a gift for senior executives but did not sign off on Cartier watches now believed to have cost $19,950.
Jim Rogers tips Trump win, market 'blow-off'
The Wall Street legend predicts Trump will be re-elected as US president and says global sharemarkets are heading into a dangerous bull run.
Companies
APRA watching credit quality like a hawk
The prudential regulator is comfortable with the way the deferral numbers are going but will closely monitor key metrics.
Price trough over but long, uncertain road to recovery
Although the trough of oil prices is disappearing in the rear-view mirror and even LNG seems to have turned the corner, the outlook for oil and gas remains muted.
- Exclusive
- Commercial real estate
Inside the $375m track back to Olympic glory for ageing AIS
The once world-leading Australian Institute of Sport desperately needs an overhaul. But the road back to glory will take time – something the country doesn't have.
Forrest v Ellison in billionaire battle over Aboriginal iron ore mine
Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group has launched legal action against Chris Ellison-led Mineral Resources in a dispute over what was to be Australia's first Aboriginal-owned iron ore mine.
Adore Beauty delivers on debut
Adore Beauty shares shot up 9 per cent on open, before settling around 2.5 per cent up on its first day of trade.
ASIC chief clings on as expenses scandal hits
ASIC chair James Shipton has stepped aside pending a full investigation into the regulator paying more than $180,000 to cover the cost of managing his tax affairs and rental payments for a deputy boss.
ASIC's blunders: Who'll bury the undertaker?
There's a certain irony that the two operatives handpicked by the government to clean up the banks are now mired in a mess of their own.
Markets
S&P, Nasdaq close higher as stimulus talks in spotlight
US stocks closed mixed on the day, with a focus shifting to some of the biggest tech companies, which are poised to report results next week.
US 10-year yield at 0.1pc: Guggenheim forecast
Guggenheim Partners' Scott Minerd said investors should use the current calm in markets to prepare for a return of volatility.
Yuan and Australian dollar to bounce under Biden win
With a blue wave seen as the likely US election outcome, a less adversarial trade policy means further gains for the Chinese currency. That will also spur on the Aussie dollar.
Fund managers warn over frothy e-commerce valuations
A rush of IPOs and vertiginous share price rises has left professional investors doubting the sense of assigning tech-like valuations to online retailers.
ASX falls 0.2pc over week; Afterpay closes at record
The sharemarket snapped a two week winning streak as the index ended 0.1 per cent lower on Friday. BlueScope rallied 11 per cent on earnings guidance.
Opinion
National plan can bury border wars
Australia must consolidate its relative success in managing the virus into a much better national approach to pandemics.
Editorial
The sports rituals return
Footy finals, horse races, and Test cricket bring reassurance after some awful months.
Editorial
House prices rise for the first time since May
As the biggest source of household wealth, the performance of residential real estate is an essential building block supporting consumer sentiment, spending, construction and jobs.
Columnist
The luxury watch fiasco is all about timing
Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate has experienced first-hand the dangers of bad political optics.
Political editor
The dogs nipping at postie Christine Holgate's heels
Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate had already made her fair share of enemies before being forced to stand down over the gift of $12,000 in Cartier watches to employees.
BOSS Deputy editor
Reform window will soon open, but will anyone jump through?
An election-free period from March next year offers the Morrison government a rare opportunity to push on economic reform – if it's brave enough to try.
Political editor
Politics
Anti-lockdown protest turns ugly
An anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne turned ugly - and appeared pointless - as the city enters the last weekend of severe COVID-19 restrictions; the Trump v Biden debate was civil; and it's sport's biggest weekend. Here's Friday's virus briefing.
Soorley says he wasn't lobbying when he contacted minister
ALP heavyweight Jim Soorley - who is barred from being a lobbyist - says he was conducting research when he contacted a state minister about a seafood restaurant lease. Â
ASIC's blunders: Who'll bury the undertaker?
There's a certain irony that the two operatives handpicked by the government to clean up the banks are now mired in a mess of their own.
- Analysis
- Coronavirus pandemic
Rethinking the national road map to the new COVID-19 reality
As Victoria finally emerges from its long pandemic winter there are calls for a new national road map to guide how we live with COVID-19 in 2021.
Queensland voters not in a mood for change
Labor's Annastacia Palaszczuk and the LNP's Deb Frecklington have been travelling the state to win over voters, who right now seem more concerned about the virus than the economy.
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World
US on alert amid rising positivity rate
Defying expectations, and wishful thinking by President Donald Trump, the virus is threatening to wreak ever more havoc on the US.
- Analysis
- US votes 2020
America stunned: Trump and Biden debate like leaders
If Donald Trump had brought this version of himself to the first debate, the 2020 race might be might be looking different by now.
Biden echoes Morrison on carbon capture
In one of the most tense moments of Friday's (AEDT) debate between Donald Trump and Mr Biden, the former vice president reiterated that he would not ban fracking.
A clash of news, opinion at the Wall Street Journal
America's widening political divide has provoked a civil war within some of the Murdoch family's key media assets, including the Wall Street Journal.
Russian hackers attack US government networks
A Russian group, sometimes called Berserk Bear or Dragonfly by researchers, had targeted dozens of government and aviation networks.
Property
Uncertain regulatory environment clouds PEXA's value
While the extent of competition the dominant e-conveyancing platform will face is unclear, one investor is confident it will continue to prevail.
NSW prices gain, but no national recovery yet, PEXA says
Early signs of a recovery in the most-populous state won't prevent a further decline in home values and loans in the medium term, a new PEXA report says.
HomeBuilder drives 40pc lot sale boost for Mirvac
As the residential outlook improves, Mirvac is boosting its pipeline, including its acquisition of the last two stages in Landcom's Green Square Town Centre.
E-commerce growth lures Mapletree to Brisbane logistics hub
With 55,000 square metres of space, the Acacia Ridge distribution centre on Bradman Street was sold on a sharp 5 per cent yield by Blackstone.
Centuria's NZ platform snaps up $167m Visy Glass factory
Centuria Capital Group has bought a Visy Glass industrial facility in Auckland through its New Zealand platform Augusta Capital in a 20-year sale-and-leaseback deal.
Wealth
Jim Rogers tips Trump win, market 'blow-off'
The Wall Street legend predicts Trump will be re-elected as US president and says global sharemarkets are heading into a dangerous bull run.
What do I need to do to retire at 55?
While salary-sacrifice super contributions have helped a reader get close to her goal, a few tweaks are needed.
Solar power a clean winner for homes but beware of shocks
Quality solar power networks installed by accredited experts help households cut electricity costs. But unscrupulous operators are ripping off many consumers with defective and dangerous systems.
Technology
Facebook and encryption experts unite against 'Sith Lord' Dutton
Facebook and cyber security experts have hit back against the Home Affairs Minister for suggesting that its secure messaging is helping paedophiles and terrorists.
- Exclusive
- Shares
Why WAAAX stocks have a revenue durability problem
Yarra Capital Management's Katie Hudson is underweight in technology, saying the multiples are far too high.
- Exclusive
- Streaming
Future Fund invested in failed Quibi streaming service
The Australian government's investor put $50 million into a much-hyped phone video streaming service that shut down after operating for just six months.
Work & Careers
Mercedes, Porsches? Actually, expensive corporate gifts 'very unusual'
Gift of Cartier watches is unusual not so much in value, but in the nature of the gift, "given the symbolism of an expensive watch."
'Enlarger' and women's rights champion Susan Ryan laid to rest
The state funeral for former education minister Susan Ryan attracted two former prime ministers and a host of Labor luminaries.
Life & Luxury
If Jesus came today would he be a Polish hoodlum?
Polish director Jan Komasa's latest film, Corpus Christi, examines the transformative nature of true religion and how that clashes with the religiosity of the church.
'Magic and intimate': Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival
With seats limited to be COVID-safe, this year's Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival will bring audiences and performers closer than ever before.
Why there's nothing like eating out at a restaurant
No matter how clever the product, how perfect the produce, that all-important sense of connection can be found only by going out and mixing with real people.
Are motorbikes works of art?
Absolutely, says the mastermind behind an upcoming gallery exhibition of 100 significant motorcycles winging their way to Australia.
