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Higher education facing challenges on all fronts
Future-proofing higher education in the midst of a crisis
- Alana Piper
- Analysis
- Government Summit
Pan-Australia digital government emerges
The shape of a radically different federation began to take shape this week at the Australian Financial Review’s Government Services Summit.
- Tom Burton
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Putting citizens first the next digital transformation challenge
Once, a summit about ‘government services’ would have seemed oxymoronic. But both the consumer and digital age are catching up with the public sector at once.
- The AFR View
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April
Five lessons from COVID-19 that will change us all
The disruption from technology and digitisation is in ‘equal parts overwhelming and exciting’, says Deloitte Access Economics chief executive Pradeep Philip.
- Julie Hare and Paul Smith
A data-driven approach means a better response to bushfire emergencies
When the worst fire season on record hit NSW during the 2019/2020 summer, it became all too apparent how critical it was for the Rural Fire Service to be able to access timely, accurate data.
- Alexandra Cain
The advice from his mentor Andy Penn that Stuart Robert ignored
Telstra boss Andy Penn taught Stuart Robert the fine art of micromanagement but he stopped short of auditing the performance of staff.
- Julie Hare
Meet the man flipping the government
Randall Brugeaud, the quietly spoken head of the Digital Transformation Agency, has been tasked to completely rebuild the way the Commonwealth works.
- Tom Burton
Call for national consensus on digital infrastructure
The federal government’s new digital minister wants states and the commonwealth to stop duplicating digital systems that don’t connect to each other.
- Tom Burton
- Exclusive
- Cyber security
Banks look for shared effort in escalating cyber war
Cyber security bosses at major banks say improvements in real-time intelligence sharing and assistance for smaller businesses will help counter the rise of cyber attacks.
- Paul Smith
March
- Exclusive
- Inside the deal
Long summer days: How BoQ swooped on ME Bank
BoQ’s George Frazis and Patrick Allaway used high-pressure M&A tactics to steal their quarry from more fancied rivals ANZ and Bendigo Bank.
- Sarah Thompson and Anthony Macdonald
Frozen loans tumble as deferral deadline hits
The value of frozen loans falls to just 0.5 per cent of total loans as the deferral experiment ends.
- James Frost
Nine’s cyber awakening represents an alarm call for all businesses
It all began with a 3am phone call informing the new Nine CEO of a cyber attack that has hampered operations all week and led to wider industry and government angst.
- Updated
- Paul Smith and Max Mason
- Opinion
- Bonds
RBA delivers stealthy QE increase
By maintaining the size of its bond purchase program while deficits are coming in much lower than expected, Martin Place is delivering a de facto QE boost.
- Christopher Joye
Banks to adopt YouTube metrics
Banks could use “dwell time” to monitor customer engagement on their apps as Zip plans an expansion beyond buy now, pay later and PayPal allows users to spend with bitcoin.
- James Eyers and James Frost
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Recovery relief as housing bubble risk rises
One of the biggest questions at The Australian Financial Review Banking Summit was whether Australia’s world-leading response to the crisis may now see a housing price bubble get out of hand.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
M&A boom says economy is strong
Investment bankers have taken the pulse of the post-pandemic economy and declared it is fit and healthy enough for a bumper year of M&A, with some banks already turning away business.
- Updated
- Tony Boyd
Responsible lending changes to ease customer pain points
Bankers and the prudential regulator agree that winding back the responsible lending rules will reduce time to lending decisions as Westpac knuckles down to the turnaround task.
- James Frost
Banks primed for $180b ‘cliff’
Senior bankers are developing plans to overcome a $180 billion refinancing “cliff” to help avoid a sharp rise in the cost of borrowing for customers.
- John Kehoe
Bankers, regulators resist surging house price alarm
Australia’s top bankers and their chief regulator say there’s no need for intervention in the property market just yet, with some arguing recent price surges are down to an imbalance in supply and demand.
- Matthew Cranston and James Eyers
Big banks ‘losing visibility’ of Millennial, Gen Z customers
Buy now, pay later pioneers Afterpay and Humm Group say major banks around the world have little choice but to partner with them.
- Aleks Vickovich
How to play the hot housing market
Property experts say investing in the regions comes with risks, while inner-city bargains will begin to appear.
- Jonathan Shapiro and Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Banking Summit
Nothing to worry about? Maybe APRA chief should attend an auction
The housing market is sizzling, the small business market is flat. But changes to responsible lending laws won’t make as much difference as claimed.
- Jennifer Hewett
