The Albanese and Minns bailout of Rio Tinto’s aluminium smelter is the 5th large corporate rescue in two years. Aleta Moriarty works it out at $2.5M per job. Today it was announced that a $2.5 billion rescue package, the largest ever for an Australian smelter, built around a subsidised long-term
Former Army lawyer David McBride has been released from prison after serving his full two years and three months non-parole period. Michael West reports. David McBride was released from prison this morning, to the great joy of his family, friends and supporters, after serving the full two years and three
“A toddler was locked up for the first two years of her life. These are the people the ruling in NZYQ protects, not just non-citizens with criminal records. Human rights lawyer Alison Battisson on creeping totalitarianism. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke delayed a key speech to the National Press Club
I feel obliged to share a rather amusing discovery I recently made.
It was a picture of hedge fund legend Ray Dalio celebrating his 77th birthday in Ibiza, dancing until 4am in one of the island's many superclubs. Dalio later posted on X that he had "a blast", a level of enthusiasm usually absent from his discussions of debt cycles.
It is comforting to ...
TRAUMA TOWN PART 4: As my father’s psycho analytical business boomed, the clay soils ripped apart the Federation-era project home Dad bought next to Burns Bay Road near Lane Cove shopping centre for his practice.
His dream was the Mayo Clinic for neurotic people. The domestic arts and crafts vibe was cheap, Torrens title and calming for the families ...
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
Fatalities in residential fires are always tragic, and sprinklers can help prevent them happening; but the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS) is under real budget pressure. The Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Alliance and the ...
OPINION: Tuesday was warm. Freakishly warm by early August standards. In our inner west Sydney office, we didn’t need any heating until…the sun went down.
This morning I woke with trepidation. The doona was already too hot. I thought of Europe and Canada burning our glorious Earthly bounty. Those gifts from the gods that we have ...
How was a Chinese Communist Party-connected Shanghai businessman allowed to purchase property within a stone’s throw of possible AUKUS nuclear sub bases in Newcastle or Wollongong? Rex Patrick seeks answers. When media first reported that Chinese businessman Wang Yongxin, president of the Shanghai Xinyangg Chamber of Commerce, had bought significant
You know a financial issue has become mainstream when it develops its own acronym as a descriptor; as FORO, the fear of running out (of retirement savings), has in recent years.
It’s not hard to see why. Australia’s four-plus million current retirees didn’t have the benefit of high rates of super guarantee (SG) over the entirety of their working lives. ...
The investment landscape changed dramatically on Budget night. The Government's objective was simple: to impose a minimum 30% tax rate on investment gains, regardless of a person's income. The result is the extraordinary situation where a self-funded retiree on a modest income who does not receive the Age Pension could pay a flat 30% tax on capital ...
Companies that are reliable dividend payers are not just good income providers for investors, they have historically been better at delivering consistent returns and weathering challenging and uncertain market conditions.
As such, a dividend-focused global investing strategy may help investors maintain equity exposure while also managing risk, ...
This is an update on my 6 Feb 2026 article on the RBA’s record on inflation.
Australian CPI inflation came in at 3.8% for the 12 months to June 2026. This is down from 4.6% in March, but still well above the RBA’s medium-term target range of 2-3%. The RBA’s preferred measure, ‘trimmed mean’ CPI, is also still well above target at 3.6%.
Despite ...
The Albanese and Minns bailout of Rio Tinto’s aluminium smelter is the 5th large corporate rescue in two years. Aleta Moriarty works it out at $2.5M per job. Today it was announced that a $2.5 billion rescue package, the largest ever for an Australian smelter, built around a subsidised long-term
Former Army lawyer David McBride has been released from prison after serving his full two years and three months non-parole period. Michael West reports. David McBride was released from prison this morning, to the great joy of his family, friends and supporters, after serving the full two years and three
“A toddler was locked up for the first two years of her life. These are the people the ruling in NZYQ protects, not just non-citizens with criminal records. Human rights lawyer Alison Battisson on creeping totalitarianism. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke delayed a key speech to the National Press Club
I feel obliged to share a rather amusing discovery I recently made.
It was a picture of hedge fund legend Ray Dalio celebrating his 77th birthday in Ibiza, dancing until 4am in one of the island's many superclubs. Dalio later posted on X that he had "a blast", a level of enthusiasm usually absent from his discussions of debt cycles.
It is comforting to ...
TRAUMA TOWN PART 4: As my father’s psycho analytical business boomed, the clay soils ripped apart the Federation-era project home Dad bought next to Burns Bay Road near Lane Cove shopping centre for his practice.
His dream was the Mayo Clinic for neurotic people. The domestic arts and crafts vibe was cheap, Torrens title and calming for the families ...
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
Fatalities in residential fires are always tragic, and sprinklers can help prevent them happening; but the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS) is under real budget pressure. The Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Alliance and the ...
OPINION: Tuesday was warm. Freakishly warm by early August standards. In our inner west Sydney office, we didn’t need any heating until…the sun went down.
This morning I woke with trepidation. The doona was already too hot. I thought of Europe and Canada burning our glorious Earthly bounty. Those gifts from the gods that we have ...
How was a Chinese Communist Party-connected Shanghai businessman allowed to purchase property within a stone’s throw of possible AUKUS nuclear sub bases in Newcastle or Wollongong? Rex Patrick seeks answers. When media first reported that Chinese businessman Wang Yongxin, president of the Shanghai Xinyangg Chamber of Commerce, had bought significant
You know a financial issue has become mainstream when it develops its own acronym as a descriptor; as FORO, the fear of running out (of retirement savings), has in recent years.
It’s not hard to see why. Australia’s four-plus million current retirees didn’t have the benefit of high rates of super guarantee (SG) over the entirety of their working lives. ...
The investment landscape changed dramatically on Budget night. The Government's objective was simple: to impose a minimum 30% tax rate on investment gains, regardless of a person's income. The result is the extraordinary situation where a self-funded retiree on a modest income who does not receive the Age Pension could pay a flat 30% tax on capital ...
Companies that are reliable dividend payers are not just good income providers for investors, they have historically been better at delivering consistent returns and weathering challenging and uncertain market conditions.
As such, a dividend-focused global investing strategy may help investors maintain equity exposure while also managing risk, ...
This is an update on my 6 Feb 2026 article on the RBA’s record on inflation.
Australian CPI inflation came in at 3.8% for the 12 months to June 2026. This is down from 4.6% in March, but still well above the RBA’s medium-term target range of 2-3%. The RBA’s preferred measure, ‘trimmed mean’ CPI, is also still well above target at 3.6%.
Despite ...