How China got its claws into the West’s green transition

How China got its claws into the West’s green transition

The price of copper has long been the barometer for how well the global economy is travelling. But this time it tells a different story.

  • byEir Nolsoe

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The digital revolution may be returning us to hi-tech serfdom

The digital revolution may be returning us to hi-tech serfdom

Led by a few big tech companies – Meta,Alphabet,Apple,Amazon and Microsoft – the digital revolution is turning capitalism into “technofeudalism”.

  • byRoss Gittins
Australia’s fossil fuel giants set to take multibillion-dollar hit

Australia’s fossil fuel giants set to take multibillion-dollar hit

Australia’s gas and coal exporters face a tricky next five years with prices expected to keep tumbling.

  • byNick Toscano
Senate committee lashes PwC over tax scandal,alleges cover-up

Senate committee lashes PwC over tax scandal,alleges cover-up

The Senate committee that uncovered the PwC tax scandal has accused its leadership of failing to cooperate with the inquiry in an attempt to minimise reputational damage.

  • byColin Kruger
China’s big gamble could blow up in its face

China’s big gamble could blow up in its face

The implosion of its property sector has forced China into a major pivot to boost its economy. It needs help from the rest of the world for it to work.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
What a way to start Easter – a plan to smash the nest-egg

What a way to start Easter – a plan to smash the nest-egg

One way to limit the budgetary cost of superannuation is to make its sole purpose to allow people to live comfortably in retirement. That’s not what’s going on now.

  • byRoss Gittins
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‘Banditry and theft’:The delicate plan to unlock a $350 billion Russian safe

‘Banditry and theft’:The delicate plan to unlock a $350 billion Russian safe

After intense debate,the West has taken a big step towards a move that will upset Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
The $10b man:Donald Trump just made the most money he ever has in a single day

The $10b man:Donald Trump just made the most money he ever has in a single day

Trump’s business empire was supposed to be in peril. Instead,it turned into the single-greatest day on record for the former president’s wealth.

  • byTom Maloney
HELP:Why the HECS debt system needs a rethink
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HELP:Why the HECS debt system needs a rethink

The HELP system has assisted millions of Australians with their university degrees,but the income-contingent loan needs an overhaul.

  • byRachel Clun
Investors eager to power Australia’s switch to renewables,not nuclear

Investors eager to power Australia’s switch to renewables,not nuclear

Major investors are increasingly willing to plough their billions of dollars into Australian renewable energy,but have little desire to go nuclear.

  • byNick Toscano
Handbrake on consumer spending means long tail for retail recession

Handbrake on consumer spending means long tail for retail recession

As shoppers curbed their Christmas spending,accounting firm KPMG has lowered its forecast for the retail sector’s recovery.

  • byJessica Yun