Yesterday
- Analysis
- Antisemitism
Taskforce better late than never, but the damage has been done
It feels like the government has again underestimated the import of a serious event and is playing catch-up, which doesn’t help a prime minister fighting a perception of weakness.
- Phillip Coorey
- Analysis
- Syrian conflict
Middle East braces for fresh chaos after Assad’s fall
Euphoria has swept the streets of Damascus after Bashar al-Assad’s brutal reign suddenly ended. But what comes next?
- James Curran
- Analysis
- Syrian conflict
Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ crumbles as Assad flees
Tehran’s regional allies are weakened or collapsing: Syria’s president has fled, Hezbollah is battered by conflict with Israel, and Hamas is still at war.
- Alissa J. Rubin
- Analysis
- Anthony Albanese
‘Albo knows best’: Inside Labor’s discontent with PM
A series of missteps has raised questions about Anthony Albanese’s judgment. Is he too confident in his own instincts?
- Ronald Mizen
This Month
- Analysis
- Critical minerals
Taxpayers have just made a $1.65b bet on a rare earths green premium
It’s the recipient of the second-biggest government loan in history. For the Eneabba project to succeed, everything about how minerals are priced must change.
- Peter Ker
- Analysis
- AGM season
Wine, coffee and shortbread biscuits: Inside this year’s AGM season
“Why can’t you pay dividends in gold instead of cash?” one investor asked the mining company’s board. “I want to hang a chunk from a necklace.”
- Mark Wembridge
- Opinion
- Economics explained
Why price discrimination can be a good thing
The online age may make it easier for companies to predict what we’re willing to pay. But it also makes it easier for us to share stories of nasty corporate behaviour.
- Richard Holden
- Analysis
- Australian economy
Australia’s economic problems have been brewing for years
We are in the most prolonged downturn since the 1991 recession. It’s time for a treasurer to do something about it.
- John Kehoe
- Analysis
- Middle East tensions
With Assad challenged, cutting Syria’s ties to Iran gets harder
Efforts by the Gulf nations, particularly the United Arab Emirates, to lure the Syrian president away from his regional allies have been under way for a while.
- Erika Solomon, Ronen Bergman and Adam Rasgon
- Analysis
- World politics
Why a destabilised South Korea is dangerous
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un is not backing down from his nuclear ambitions. A stable South Korea is crucial for peace in the region.
- Edward Howell
‘Authentic’ Jeremy Clarkson tops polls in disaffected, desperate UK
His shift from Top Gear cars to Diddly Squat cows has so enhanced Clarkson’s everyman appeal that people are asking if a political future beckons.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Analysis
- AI
How AI is about to change, according to Altman (and what Musk will do)
Two years after he stunned the world with the launch of ChatGPT, Sam Altman says human-level artificial intelligence is almost upon us, but we don’t need to worry yet.
- Paul Smith
- Analysis
- Bitcoin
Bitcoin has hit $US100,000. Do we still care?
The cryptocurrency has burst through a historic milestone. But the bulls aren’t bragging, and the bears aren’t finger wagging. So what’s changed?
- Jonathan Shapiro
Yoon’s actions remind investors of all they dislike about South Korea
After briefly declaring martial law this week, the South Korean President can kiss goodbye to his plan to boost the nation’s notoriously depressed stock market.
- Shuli Ren
- Analysis
- Federal election
Chalmers approves more spending – but only until the election
After three years of putting little emphasis on the private sector, Labor is now spruiking the value of a business-led recovery.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Telecommunications
A year of pain for Optus and Telstra means little telcos are winners
Superloop and Aussie Broadband have been taking share in the highly competitive broadband market as their larger rivals restructure and cut jobs.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why Wong flipped on Israel vote
The foreign minister would have anticipated that Australia’s decision would anger Jewish groups and the Coalition, but she wants Palestinians to have their own homeland.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
- Analysis
- World politics
How South Korea fought off a presidential power grab
Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration sparked shock and fear throughout the country. But the nation’s relatively new democratic institutions held firm.
- Jessica Sier
- Analysis
- US politics
Biden’s pardon decision just shattered his legacy
The president broke a promise not to get involved in his son’s legal problems, after pledging to restore trust in the judicial system.
- Updated
- Colleen Long and Zeke Miller
- Analysis
- Interest rates
The PM no longer says Australians are better off. These charts show why
While some economic metrics have improved during the government’s first term, the one that really matters to voters – their purchasing power – has gone backwards.
- Michael Read
