Business
The economy
Party’s over: Russia’s richest aren’t welcome at Davos
The rich and powerful flocking to Davos this year won’t be forced for once to bear the icy winter wind, but the frostiness toward Russia will be palpable.
- by Andrea Dudik
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Opinion
Tax reform
What Treasury told the new treasurer... probably
When an incoming treasurer is briefed by top Treasury officials, they are often told uncomfortable truths. Here’s my fictional take on what Jim Chambers might have been told in recent days.
- by Jessica Irvine
‘Contagion’: Experts warn ‘zombie’ businesses will drive collapses
The construction industry is most at risk from financially distressed companies that have been lurching around after being propped up by government stimulus.
- by Sarah Danckert
Opinion
Australia votes
Why having Labor in charge shouldn’t be your biggest fear
How is an Albanese government going to perform? Not as well as the new government’s supporters hope, but not as badly as its opponents predicted.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
How the West is strangling Putin’s economy
Russia is making a lot of money selling oil and gas but it can’t buy what it needs. Make no mistake, Putin is losing the economic war.
- by Paul Krugman
Opinion
Australia votes
Planes, trains and autocues: Pollies on script with wasteful vote-buying projects
None of the transport projects proposed by the two parties during the election campaign has been assessed by Infrastructure Australia as nationally significant and worth building.
- by Ross Gittins
Sydney hit by pre-election petrol price rise despite fuel excise cut
Average petrol prices in Sydney are back above $2 a litre on the eve of the federal election.
- by Matt Wade
Opinion
The lowdown
Politicians say they love local manufacturing. Here’s how they can act on it
Factories provide an excellent backdrop for high-vis clad politicians to make election campaign announcements. But the reality is that local manufacturing employs just about 6 per cent of the Australian workforce.
- by Jesse Adams Stein
Opinion
Global economy
Britain is heading for economic oblivion
The last time UK inflation was at these levels, British troops were fighting in the Falklands, Prince William was born and Steven Spielberg’s E.T became the highest grossing film of all time.
- by Ben Marlow
Opinion
Australia votes
Why modern politics goads us to be greedy, and forget the needy
We’ve been encouraged to see elections as transactional, not aspirational, which doesn’t leave much room for policies that seek to improve the lot of those most in need.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Australia votes
Super v housing: it’s time young people had that debate
Politicians could really help the young by not forcing an increasing amount of their pay packets into super, while also addressing the underlying forces driving house prices ever higher.
- by Jessica Irvine