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ANZ bank & the case of the accidental email
A front page story in The Financial Times in the UK last week portrayed one of the great industrial relations cockups of recent times, all brought about by a button…
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Australia’s train infrastructure is buckling under climate change strain
From city transit to cross-country freight, Australia’s rail system is straining as the infrastructure ages and climate extremes grow more intense and frequent.
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Everything you need to know about tariffs
Most of us understand tariffs are some kind of barrier to trade between countries. But how exactly do they work? Who pays them – and…
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Don’t believe the inflation report
Let me do today’s offering in a short and sweet kind of way. Forget whatever the media is telling you. They don’t know what they…
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Inflation jumps back up, with power prices to blame: investor implications from CommSec
Headline inflation rose to 2.8%/yr in July, a much bigger rise than anticipated. Electricity rose much more than expected due to the timing of rebates…
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RBA’s August Minutes shift the focus from CPI to the labour market
The Minutes for the Monetary Policy in August show the evolution in risks for RBA. Much of this focus for 2025 has been ensuring inflation…
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Data-driven delights: why things might finally be looking up for the Aussie economy
This isn’t just me being “always positive” (as some have accused me of). It’s because recent data drops look pretty good.
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Robo-results: Ruslan Kogan delivered his results yesterday – or did he?
Instead of pacing his office and rehearsing his lines yesterday before a tricky results call call, tech retailer Ruslan Kogan was kicking back.
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Why did Australia Post suspend parcel delivery to the US?
Australia Post has announced an immediate suspension of its parcel delivery services to the United States and Puerto Rico, citing major changes to American import…
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The Aussie farm has exploded in value, but why is that hurting some farmers?
A new study from The Conversation has found that when farm profits rise, farmland prices tend to increase as well. But there’s a catch which…