Economy
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Australian economy tipped to grow slower than Greece as signs show tax cuts haven’t worked
The IMF believes the Australian economy will grow by just 1.7 per cent this year, making it weaker than the…
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‘Few and far between’: Boss slams Millennials for being afraid of hard work
“People are expecting more than what they put in. Dominic Powell The Age Some of the people coming in for…
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The Return of Geoeconomics
FOR DECADES, the study of international security has been divorced from the study of international trade and investment, along with…
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Europe’s Poland puzzle
WARSAW — For centuries, there’s been a Poland-shaped hole at the heart of Europe. Jan Cienski Politico As other countries…
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What can we learn from Sweden, the ultimate cashless society?
There were 11.5 billion fewer cash transactions in 2018 than in 2008 – a decline of 51pc. Harry De Quetteville…
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Will the Federal Reserve Make Trump a New Herbert Hoover? Is the US Economy Primed for a 1929-style Shock?
But behind the extreme highs of the stock market and the official government unemployment data, the US economy is primed…
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Accounting giant KPMG calls for Newstart to increase by $100 a week
The Morrison government should increase Newstart by nearly $100 a week, KPMG says, with the accounting giant calling for an…
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Germany Is Closing 84 Coal Plants to Save the Planet
(Updated October 6, 2019) Germany will close all 84 of its coal power plants. The nation — one of the…
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Turkey: Ergodan Has Badly Overplayed His Hand in the Khashoggi Affair
Ever since Mr Khashoggi was murdered moments after entering the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in October last year to…
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British took $45 trillion out of India in 200 years: S Jaishankar
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the British took away $45 trillion during their rule of two centuries…
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Free rent and meals offered by nursing home to students in companionship program
But the perk is complicated, and her neighbours are often 60 years her senior. Harriet Tatham ABC News “I live…
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announces first major review of Australia’s retirement income system in 30 years
The first major look at Australia’s savings system in 30 years will examine the interaction between the age pension, compulsory…
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Renewable Energy: An Ethical Decision or Simple Economics
Our collective conscience is often pricked by the media in particular the campaigning of celebrities and high profile figures in…
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Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists as part of push to boost investment
The ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, relatively closed off for decades, has in recent years relaxed strict social codes, like segregating men…
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How China Challenges the EU in the Western Balkans
In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced what we now know as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a…
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Ineptitude and apathy: The stupid decisions that killed Thomas Cook
Andrea Leadsom, the UK Business Secretary, has ordered The Insolvency Service to “fast-track” its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the…
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