Essays & reportage
7 March 2019
Monopolies and oligopolies have come to dominate Western economies, and the case for breaking them up is strong
National affairs
22 February 2019
Conflict of interest allegations have turned an unsought spotlight on the Big Four consulting firms
Books & arts
9 January 2019
Books | Matthew Hindman offers illumination for a disillusioned age
National affairs
9 November 2018
There’s a good reason why the ACCC didn’t block the Fairfax–Nine merger, and it tells us why government policy needs to change
Essays & reportage
28 August 2018
It’s not just the finance industry — there are scandals as far as the eye can see
National affairs
2 August 2018
Against expectations, Fairfax, Nine and the government are running up against the regulator
Books & arts
13 July 2018
Books | Are the Big Four auditing companies facing their moment of truth?
National affairs
28 May 2018
Revoking Adani’s environmental approvals won’t create “sovereign risk” (and nor would most other government decisions)
National affairs
19 March 2018
With the debate over renewable energy largely settled, the new South Australian government is looking to smaller companies to help meet its economic goals
International
21 November 2017
Attempts to regulate rating agencies haven’t been notably successful. But perhaps the diagnosis was wrong
Books & arts
6 November 2017
From the archive | The biggest tax havens aren’t on faraway islands, writes Jason Sharman
National affairs
25 July 2017
Are the Big Four stifling competition and inhibiting growth? Pro-business commentators have joined the push to dilute their power
National affairs
10 June 2017
Growth continues to be slow and uneven, and we seem unable to distribute its benefits fairly
National affairs
19 May 2017
Regardless of who owns Fairfax, it’s time for the company to put content at the centre of its business strategy
National affairs
16 May 2017
Australia’s pioneering laws, likely to survive the latest legal actions, are having an impact around the world
Correspondents
11 May 2017
Recent events have revealed the power of the asbestos industry – and, in Indonesia, a powerful determination to fight it
International
13 April 2017
More than 100,000 people die from asbestos-related disease each year, but the global asbestos industry continues to thrive. An African diplomatic initiative could be the first…
International
31 March 2017
The YouTube advertising controversy has wider implications for how content is paid for
National affairs
17 February 2017
Malcolm Turnbull is staking his government on policies that are widely opposed and hard to defend
International
28 December 2016
Old-fashioned reporting finally undid the unattractive creator of Fox News
Essays & reportage
21 October 2016
Postwar migrants brought from Europe ideas that helped shape Australian culture and industry, including the country’s early ski resorts
Essays & reportage
4 October 2016
The concept has spread like wildfire but the results, here and overseas, are mixed
Essays & reportage
17 May 2016
Expanding how economics measures and reports will have enormous benefits, writes Jane Gleeson-White. And it’s already happening
National affairs
4 February 2016
The Australian Electoral Commission’s latest political finance figures show how closely entwined are government and the development industry, writes James Murphy
International
14 December 2015
How did we get from there to here? In Paris Giles Parkinson looks at how the momentum built for climate action
Books & arts
11 December 2015
Books | Paddy Manning’s biography of Malcolm Turnbull reveals a man in a blazing hurry, writes Brett Evans
National affairs
10 December 2015
Education is the sector that most urgently needs to be freed from the Abbott legacy, writes John Quiggin
National affairs
29 September 2015
Everyone is talking about the what of tax reform, writes Tim Colebatch. The government needs to start dealing with the how and when as well
National affairs
21 September 2015
Malcolm Turnbull’s diverse career brings new qualities to the prime ministership, writes Frank Bongiorno. But he will need to be careful his larger-than-life…
National affairs
18 September 2015
When the Ramsey family took on Dick Smith, Australia’s trade mark protection system swung into action, writes Amanda Scardamaglia