The sharemarket of deathly hollows: $100b of equity passes from public to private hands in takeover bingeBy Stephen Mayne | July 20, 2023Big Australian companies once listed on the ASX are slipping into private hands at an alarming rate. Stephen Mayne ...
Forked Tongues: heavy emitters exposed as hypocrites on climate action, new analysis showsBy Callum Foote | July 20, 2023Behind public statements supporting climate action, key companies engaged in extensive lobbying against Labor’s ...
Taxpayer-funded finance groups hit with Federal Court law suit over support for fossil fuel industry projectsBy Zacharias Szumer | July 18, 2023Environmental lobby group takes two Federal government finance bodies to court over concerns they are funding ...
‘Former fattie’ Rory Robertson ups the ante on Sydney Uni’s connections with Big Sugar, Big PharmaBy James F Sice | July 18, 2023Economist Rory Robertson has been waging war on Big Sugar and Sydney University for more than a decade. Nothing if ...
Unpacking the president’s mien: just how successful was Jokowi’s visit to Australia?By Duncan Graham | July 17, 2023He came, he went and in between he did what exactly? Duncan Graham unpacks the reality of last week's visit to ...
How to make sure RoboDebt could never happen again: ditch Westminster, embrace the republicBy Rex Patrick | July 14, 2023Our system of government needs be knocked down and rebuilt. In RoboDebt's wake, Rex Patrick argues we require a ...
Want to fix productivity? Kill KPIs – they reward executives for cutting costs and delivering poor customer experienceBy Peter Mills | July 11, 2023Something has gone horribly wrong in how customers are treated. We all know it. Peter Mills traces the problem ...
Trouble with Scale: Peter Dutton gets free flights to NYC, staff hit by pay delays, departures and tax raidBy Sean Johnson | July 11, 2023An ex-PwC partner's lithium battery startup pulled a top flight crowd from both sides of Australia politics to its ...
Robodebt and Robododger: PwC’s consulting operation revealedBy Michael West | July 10, 2023The double standard is glaring, further illuminated by the findings of the Robodebt Royal Commission. While the ...
Bad Lords behaviour: a gift to the republican movement, a troubling test of fairnessBy Greg Barns | July 8, 2023The Ashes has moved on from Lords, but the actions both sides six days ago still needs unpacking, writes Greg Barns.
RoboDebt Royal Commission: Kathryn Campbell must be first to goBy Rex Patrick | July 7, 2023The royal commission into one of the nation's most shameful episodes of public administration will be handed down ...
Slag Heap of History — coal is definitely not a ‘critical mineral’, no matter what Big Mining saysBy Simon Nicholas | July 6, 2023The Federal government is being pushed to place the coal used in steelmaking on the critical minerals list. But, ...
Forget toilet paper — try no food, fuel or medicine. Why Canberra needs to act on fuel securityBy Rex Patrick | July 6, 2023Fuel storage tanks aren't "sexy" like subs and jets but it is high time the Federal government spent as much ...
Did someone say labour exploitation? Key question missed in Jokowi’s EV battery dealBy Zacharias Szumer | July 4, 2023Indonesia's president will leave Australia today after a successful three-day visit talking up a new economic ...
A Vice-Regal Stitch-up? How the great, the good and the consultants fell in with Governor-General Hurley’s fave charityBy Jommy Tee | July 4, 2023When the Governor-General's man knocks, you open the door. Simple. Jommy Tee shines a light on the many avenues of ...