This Month
- Analysis
- Climate policy
How an oil man won a climate summit deal
In language reminiscent of an award acceptance speech, Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber congratulated the gathered diplomats, and himself, on proving the doubters wrong.
- Max Bearak and Brad Plumer
For one freed Israeli hostage, the trauma goes on
American-Israeli Liat Beinin Atzili was released from Gaza just before the end of the ceasefire. But she may never escape the fallout from the October 7 Hamas attack.
- Deborah Cassrels
How alcohol became a crutch for professional women
Some high-achieving women workers still drink to prove themselves, but those going sober have found benefits.
- Emma Jacobs
- Analysis
- Business Person of the Year
Why Boris Johnson thinks a Trump win would be good for the world
Former British PM talks about his biggest regret, political ghosts and a host of other topics at The Australian Financial Review Business Person of the Year event.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Analysis
- Global economy
Anyone seen that US recession?
The US economy avoided a recession this year but, if history is any guide, it’s still a possibility.
- Matthew Cranston
The world just made it clear the fossil fuel era is ending
More than any climate deal before it, the new pact reflects a recognition that the world is doing more harm than good by prolonging the era of coal, oil and gas.
- Chico Harlan, Maxine Joselow and Timothy Puko
- 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
- Analysis
- Aussie dollar
‘Bleeding sore’: Why the $A float 40 years ago was such a big deal
It took a lot of nerve to cut the Australian dollar loose, but former PM and treasurer Paul Keating says it was the moment the Australian economy grew up.
- John Kehoe
Why China can’t give up its addiction to coal
The Asian giant in pumping massive amounts of money into renewables, but that hasn’t halted a huge – and seemingly contradictory – fossil fuel investment plan.
- Michael Smith and Hans van Leeuwen
How do we eliminate the most diagnosed cancer in the world?
On Monday, Labor MP Peta Murphy became one of the nine women, on average, who lose their lives to breast cancer each day in Australia. Is a zero death target realistic?
- Emma Connors
Can America’s ‘Iron Lady’ really win the presidential race?
There are three reasons why former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley is running to be the first female American president.
- Matthew Cranston
The NRL takes its biggest gamble yet
Documents obtained by AFR Weekend provide the clearest insight yet about what exactly the league is planning in its big push into the lucrative US market.
- Zoe Samios
Labor limps to the end of an arduous year
It may have salvaged a win with its NDIS deal, but the government has deep structural problems that will be tested sooner than the next election.
- Phillip Coorey
- Exclusive
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Martin Indyk on what happens once Israel’s war is over
The former US ambassador to Israel and peace negotiator says Netanyahu is putting Israel’s relations with the US under extreme pressure and won’t escape a reckoning.
- James Curran
Sydney is No.1 for these accountant arrivals as border stoush heats up
Australia’s migration surge comes at a particularly challenging time for the housing market, and the government is caught in the middle.
- Updated
- Tom McIlroy and Michael Read
The $100,000 question at the heart of the gender pay gap
The gender pay gap isn’t just caused by bias and discrimination. And not everyone agrees about what we should do about it.
- Euan Black
China is losing the battle against iron ore price controls
The latest rally poses a strategic dilemma for Xi Jinping’s policymakers as they seek to support the debt-laden property sector.
- Michael Smith
- Opinion
- Interest rates
Even dentists are joining the RBA rates pile-on
The Reserve Bank is coming in for some heavy criticism, but we need it to be a straight shooter in our age of spin and social media echo chambers.
- Updated
- John Kehoe
When ‘peacenik’ Whitlam met hardline Kissinger
Henry Kissinger was at the very centre of a diplomatic crisis with Australia in the 1970s – one that nearly ended the alliance.
- James Curran
- Opinion
- Climate crisis
Part George Orwell’s 1984, part ChatGPT: Inside Dubai’s COP28
The UAE has spared no expense in making COP28 a success. From wood panelled portaloos, to huge venues and tasty food, it’s a climate summit like no other.
- Hans van Leeuwen
