Yesterday
- Opinion
- The AFR View
RBA must show independence on material inflation risk
The Treasurer’s pre-emptive insistence makes it even more important that the new governor and her board actively demonstrate the central bank’s political independence.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Inflation
Albanese fears RBA rate rise fallout - with good reason
The Albanese government knows if rates move again, as now seems inevitable, it’s going to get whacked, regardless of the cause.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Tax reform
All roads lead to a tax shake up after EV ruling
The High Court’s decision banning Victoria’s electric vehicle tax has parallels to how the GST came about.
- John Kehoe
This Month
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Hayden’s history lesson for Chalmers
The historical narrative from the late Bill Hayden to Paul Keating holds lessons for today’s Labor Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
- The AFR View
Voters were focused on cost of living, not Voice, survey reveals
Eight in 10 voters wanted the government focused on the cost of living at referendum time, while just one in 10 said the same of the Voice, the latest True Issues survey reveals.
- Phillip Coorey
Rinehart changes Liontown’s game | Is Origin worth more? | Bullock’s oil price headache
In this week’s episode, James and Anthony look at two spicy takeover battles and celebrate the podcast’s first birthday with special guest Financial Review editor-in-chief, Michael Stutchbury.
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
The longer Chalmers leaves it, the harder EV charging will be to fix
What are the Greens going to demand be spent when the fuel excise runs out? And do they not realise that just because a car is battery powered, it will still need a road?
- Phillip Coorey
Labor backflips on aviation monitoring after Qantas drops opposition
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has reinstated the ACCC’s monitoring powers just weeks after the PM declared Australia had the most competitive aviation market “bar none”.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Make EV drivers pay or face cost-of-living backlash, Labor told
The federal government is reluctant to bring in a road-user charge for electric cars because it believes ownership rates of low-emission vehicles are still too low.
- Jacob Greber and Gus McCubbing
Chalmers skipped economic meetings for Voice campaign
Treasurer Jim Chalmers did not attend G20 and IMF meetings with finance ministers and central bank governors in Morocco, staying home to campaign on the Voice to parliament.
- John Kehoe
Labor ignores Voice results ‘at its peril’
Three-quarters of Labor’s 77 seats in the House of Representatives seats voted No at the referendum, and Queensland and WA should be a worry.
- Ronald Mizen
Bond market wrong to call for rate cuts: Macfarlane
The former RBA governor says he’s firmly in the higher for longer camp on interest rates even though the state of the Australian economy is puzzling.
- Jonathan Shapiro
Chalmers backs Indonesia’s OECD push
If successful, Indonesia would be the first South-East Asian nation to gain membership of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- John Kehoe
- Opinion
- Energy
Bowen and D’Ambrosio insist targets should be hard to achieve
Chris Bowen says the renewable energy targets have to be difficult to meet or there’s no point having them. But what is Plan B if - as is likely - they are too hard?
- Jennifer Hewett
‘Everything should be on the table’ to ease tax burden on young
The BCA, CTA, Allegra Spender and Grattan have urged Labor to develop a tax reform agenda to stop younger workers shouldering an ever-increasing tax burden.
- John Kehoe
Crackdown for employers dodging super stapling laws
The government is also moving ahead with its plan to introduce payday super amid a flurry of law reform for the retirement income sector.
- Hannah Wootton
Why petrol over $2 a litre will hit differently this time
Companies facing higher costs will have less capacity to pass them onto already struggling customers, meaning profit margins will be squeezed by pricey fuel.
- Ronald Mizen
Big super rejects government call to solve aged care funding crisis
While Labor flags nation-building aged care, super funds resist using Australians’ savings as a “fix-all” source of needed revenue.
- Updated
- Hannah Wootton
Treasurer was fine with ACCC airline monitoring extension
Airlines such as Virgin Australia, Regional Express and Bonza backed the competition watchdog’s monthly mandate being extended. But Qantas objected.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Future Fund to reveal how it invests its $250b
The Future Fund board will be required to publish details of its shareholdings, investments in properties and infrastructure, along with its cash holdings by financial institution.
- Ronald Mizen
