This Month
- Analysis
- Australian economy
Why interest rate cuts are in sight
History shows that central banks often begin cutting rates before annual inflation falls back to target. Markets are now pricing in two cuts before the end of 2024.
- John Kehoe
John Howard cans Christmas drinks
It’s a poor season for Christmas cheer in Sydney. Particularly in its more conservative circles.
- Myriam Robin
The prime minister needs his mojo back
Voters want their prime minister to be of them, not like them. At the moment, they feel he is neither.
- Phillip Coorey
November
- Opinion
- Anthony Albanese
Albanese’s pressing task to hold us together in a fractured age
The prime minister faces growing currents of economic and social disaffection. But is he up to the task of navigating a way through?
- James Curran
- Opinion
- Liberal Party
Liberal Party is tired of Crosby Textor politics
A report into this year’s NSW election loss concludes the party needs to adapt to younger voters and drop campaign approaches from the Howard era.
- Aaron Patrick
- Analysis
- China relations
Between Chinese grandeur and Australian pragmatism
Paul Keating may have been the first Australian PM to visit China “and remain level-headed throughout”. Anthony Albanese will crave a similar tick of approval.
- James Curran
- Exclusive
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘I’m above groupthink’: Why Keating snubbed the Israel statement
Paul Keating says the first draft of a statement on the Israel conflict eventually signed by all living prime ministers except him was too ‘sharp’, and anyway he had never been a co-signatory with other leaders despite being asked many times.
- Phillip Coorey
October
US, Australia warn Israel over mounting civilian deaths in Gaza
The two countries have warned Tel Aviv that it risked losing the support of the international community because of the rising civilian death toll in Gaza.
- Phillip Coorey
Abbott and Keating on Pratt’s payroll despite $300,000 pensions
Does the mere provision of a generous retirement package maintain ex-politicians in dignified repose? This week’s revelations suggest not.
- Myriam Robin
‘If Abbott and Keating are getting money, who else?’
A public integrity advocate says reported payments to ex-prime ministers by Anthony Pratt raise broader concerns about the payment of pensions to retired politicians.
- Aaron Patrick
Vale Bill Hayden, a complex high achiever who helped shape Australia
Moody and often difficult, Bill Hayden played a major role ushering in reforms including Medicare, opening up the economy, and Australia’s engagement with Asia.
- Andrew Clark
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
The referendum takes me back to a grim moment 30 years ago
A No vote will change the way we see ourselves, and send the most unloving of messages to Indigenous Australians.
- Laura Tingle
September
- Opinion
- The AFR View
There may not be another mogul like Rupert Murdoch
As a business owner, the Australian media magnate showed unusual foresight in a tough and politically contentious industry.
- The AFR View
Rupert Murdoch hailed as Australia’s ‘most influential’ businessman
Rupert Murdoch has been lauded as this country’s “most talented and influential” business figure after the global media baron stepped down from key roles.
- Mark Di Stefano
- Opinion
- Global economy
How Australia learnt the wrong lessons from the GFC
Kevin Rudd’s erroneous view that the catastrophe of 2008 was down to neoliberalism entered the political bloodstream here. We have been paying the price ever since.
- Tom Switzer
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
I predicted Brexit. Here’s why the Voice is destined to lose.
Winning and losing constitutional referendums is quite simple: if you are going to change the rule book, both sides of the game have to agree.
- Matt Qvortrup
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Brazen Burke’s agenda is the wrong workplace direction
Making the gig economy subject to possibly far-reaching regimentation by the FWC risks forfeiting the flexibility and productivity gains of the new economy on the say so of the organised labour forces of the old economy.
- The AFR View
August
- Opinion
- Income tax
The penny has finally dropped on income tax burden
There are at least three achievable ways to alleviate the intergenerational inequities in the tax system to take pressure off workers and not harm economic growth.
- John Kehoe
- Opinion
- Mining
Andrew Forrest plots a new future
The market was stunned by Fortescue announcing a new CEO. It now wonders if Andrew Forrest’s success with iron ore will be repeated with green energy projects.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Income tax
All of a sudden, the stage three tax cuts are the good guy
The government is backgrounding that the GST is a state tax. It is not. John Howard tried to make the same claim.
- Phillip Coorey
