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Investors to be stung by $250m in new advice fees
A tax office ruling will see investors pay 7.5 per cent more for advice obtained from super funds and platforms, despite government moves to cut advice costs.
- Michelle Bowes
Ozempic seller Eucalyptus writes its own bona fides
It’s a brave new world of weight loss. But not everything has changed. Marketing a pharmaceutical program, even over the internet, remains by the book.
- Myriam Robin
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King could learn from BHP
Readers’ letters on Resources Minister Madeleine King; extending the life of the Eraring power station; Peter Dutton’s response to the International Criminal Court’s pursuit of Benjamin Netanyahu; and fulltime work for the royal family in Australia.
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Hard truths: What immigration cuts really mean for the economy
The latest migration debate has so far been framed in terms of its benefits, but little regard has been given to the costs of closing the door on skilled workers.
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- Michael Read
Opinion & Analysis
ICC loses its moral bearings over Israel and Gaza
An each-way bet on the ICC’s war crimes charges against Israel adds to the incoherence of Labor’s position amid a fraying of the social fabric of multicultural Australia.
Editorial
Populism is yet to peak globally
It’s a mistake to analyse the presidential election in America-only terms. Joe Biden and Donald Trump are being tossed about by global political climate extremely favourable for right-wing populists.
Contributor
The war over Ozempic isn’t helping overweight Australians
The drug regulators’ decision to ban compounded weight loss drugs won’t help those suffering health complications from obesity.
Former deputy chief health officer
Cutting migrant intake is a soft target and dead-end strategy
Reducing migration will just exacerbate the housing shortages it is trying to fix. Higher education will be the collateral damage.
Editorial
Yesterday
- Opinion
- The AFR View
ICC loses its moral bearings over Israel and Gaza
An each-way bet on the ICC’s war crimes charges against Israel adds to the incoherence of Labor’s position amid a fraying of the social fabric of multicultural Australia.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Populism
Populism is yet to peak globally
It’s a mistake to analyse the presidential election in America-only terms. Joe Biden and Donald Trump are being tossed about by global political climate extremely favourable for right-wing populists.
- David Brooks
- Opinion
- Weight loss
The war over Ozempic isn’t helping overweight Australians
The drug regulators’ decision to ban compounded weight loss drugs won’t help those suffering health complications from obesity.
- Nick Coatsworth
This Month
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Cutting migrant intake is a soft target and dead-end strategy
Reducing migration will just exacerbate the housing shortages it is trying to fix. Higher education will be the collateral damage.
- The AFR View
‘Super-sized hole’ in budget as Treasury revises tax take
Treasury has cut $11 billion from its four-year estimates of revenue from superannuation taxes, as “overly large tax concessions” keep benefiting the richest retirees.
- Hannah Wootton
Victoria needs new gas after all, state Labor admits
In March, Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said the state had enough electricity to cover winter shortfalls. On Thursday, she conceded that it needed new gas supplies.
- Gus McCubbing
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Greek tragedy of austerity measures is obvious
Readers’ letters on Greece’s austerity fallout; Australia’s Pacific relations; investment in nuclear power; South Australia’s green steel advantage; the need to retain cash; Telstra’s job cuts; and the NDIS.
Award-winning Australian economist makes friends and enemies in DC
Tuesday was a heady day for Australian economist Samuel Gregg, formerly of the Centre for Independent Studies but now ensconced in the United States.
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- Myriam Robin
Fears Eraring subsidies will need to be extended
Keeping the country’s biggest coal-fired power station open until 2027 has raised questions about whether it will be needed to keep the lights on into the 2030s.
- Updated
- Ben Potter and Elouise Fowler
- Opinion
- Renewables
With patient capital, Australia could make solar panels
This country can make good quality panels. The doubts lie with Australian governments’ and capital markets’ willingness to allocate the billions of dollars, year after year.
- Tristan Edis
- Analysis
- Australian economy
Long-term growth is more vulnerable than it looks
The rise of anti-science movements pose the greatest economic threats since the industrial revolution, writes a former deputy RBA governor.
- Guy Debelle
Fed officials rally around ‘higher-for-longer’ rates
Policymakers noted disappointing readings on inflation over the first quarter, according to the minutes from their April 30-May 1 meeting.
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- Craig Torres
- Opinion
- The AFR View
The cold war for Australia’s critical minerals future
Despite signalling Labor’s support for aligning with the US on economic security, Madeleine King is likely to want to keep the Chinese investment spigot open.
- The AFR View
Subsidy wars: Carbon capture cost adds up for fertiliser maker
Carbon capture and storage would add 50 per cent to the cost of producing ammonia in the Pilbara, making it uneconomic without further government support.
- Ben Potter
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Our cheapest, most efficient nuclear fusion reactor is the sun
Readers’ letters on nuclear energy; the role of drugs and alcohol in family violence; fat-cat university vice chancellors; an alternative Bonza outcome; Singapore’s new leader; and Alexander Downer’s columns.
- Opinion
- Nuclear energy
Cut through the noise on nuclear power
It’s a mistake to flatly rule out nuclear power when the final cost of a fully renewable system is also far from clear.
- Michael Brear and Chris Greig
Queensland heads for deficit as Labor readies election cash splash
A pre-election spending spree will result in Queensland’s forecast surplus swinging into a deficit of about $3 billion, Treasurer Cameron Dick says.
- James Hall
Woodside eyes data centres to justify hydrogen bet
Woodside is looking to data centres’ hunger for green power as a potential solution to the problem of finding customers willing to justify the oil and gas giant’s commercial-scale bet on green hydrogen.
- Ben Potter
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
RBA independence is more important than ever
Readers’ letters on political spin and the Reserve Bank; the Albanese government’s poor record; final pleas for a printed paper; predicted blackouts; and Jim Chalmers’ charm offensive.
Households tipped to save 80pc of stage three tax cuts
The RBA board has “limited tolerance” for inflation remaining above the mid-point of its target band beyond 2026, but the latest Westpac consumer sentiment survey suggests that might not be a problem.
- Ronald Mizen
