Business
The economy
Opinion
Aged care
For some, reaching old age marks a historic first. Here’s what their experience teaches us
Life expectancy has increased in Australia, but there are still communities where dealing with old age is a relatively new challenge.
- by Millie Muroi
Latest
Opinion
Trump's White House
Trump’s new statistics chief is not qualified to do the job
The internet has been quick to dig into the professional history of EJ Antoni, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labour Statistics. It doesn’t take long.
- by Kathryn Anne Edwards
Opinion
Trump's White House
China is playing the long game to win its war with Trump
Xi Jinping has shown he is willing to wait out Donald Trump in the trade clash between the world superpowers.
- by Karishma Vaswani
Opinion
Gas
Albanese is crying poor, but we’re losing billions a year from untaxed gas
In Norway, they tax their oil and gas industry heavily and give their kids free higher education. Here, we do the opposite.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Global economy
Trump’s wrecking ball is starting to cause real damage
The economic “phoney war” of the past six months is over. America, Europe and the world are finally starting to suffer real pain from the US president’s trade wars.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Analysis
Inflation
Fewer takeaways, dearer eggs: How inflation hits your hip pocket
The inflation rate might be down, but the cost of living is still our biggest worry, and some prices have risen by 50 per cent in a few years, data reveals.
- by Matt Wade
Opinion
Company tax
It’s official: A cut in company tax will deliver little benefit at best
We’re considering a hugely expensive cut in the rate of company tax in the belief that this will cause the size of real GDP to grow. Modelling tells a different story.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Trump's White House
America will be the chief victim of Trump’s rampage
The US president has succeeded in forcing his nation’s democratic allies to their knees. It must now live with the consequences of what he has done.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Opinion
Company tax
Productivity Commission wants our big mining companies to pay more ‘rent’
There are many companies and individuals earning “economic rent” that we can’t do much about. The commission sees this as a problem.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Trump's America
The door is open for Trump to create more chaos
The clock is ticking as Donald Trump gets set to make two key appointments that pose a serious risk to America’s economy.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Homelessness
I’ve never seen more rough sleepers on Sydney streets
An additional 72,000 people – mainly women and children – were turned away from emergency shelters last year. Where do they go?
- by Erin Longbottom