Albanese’s extraordinary handling of the equally extraordinary aftermath of the Bondi massacre raises questions about the PM’s political judgement. Not for the first time writes Michael Pascoe. Let’s start with the assumption that Anthony Albanese is not totally disconnected from the informed world, that his reportedly tight inner circle has
With corporate media forcing PM Albanese into a small target corner on messaging, the right is filling the rhetorical void. Andrew Gardiner looks at the repercussions. Canberra’s spin cycle took a familiar turn following both Donald Trump’s abduction of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, at the weekend, and the Bondi Beach attacks
Donald Trump is not just trolling on a takeover of Greenland, writes Michael Pascoe. Will it be the money or the gun … or both? If Donald Trump offered you, say, $1,000 to become an American citizen, would you do it? Lots of people, millions of people, would be happy
While the NSW police have yet to make any statements about the surviving Bondi killer, Naveed Akram, his links to ISIS abound. Human rights analyst Al the Writer reports (Part 2). In part 1, we covered how the police and ASIO may have ignored the many links between the Bondi
Shortly before Christmas, Treasury released draft legislation for a new version of the controversial Division 296 tax – the additional tax for those with more than $3 million in super. The new version does represent a significant improvement on the original proposal in that it no longer includes taxing unrealised capital gains. But there are definitely ...
As is our custom at this time of the year, we provide 10 fearless forecasts for the year ahead.
The track record of these forecasts is pretty good as you’ll see later.
Off to the races? Unfortunately, no. These forecasts are quite different from most that you read at this time of the year. Firstly, they are quite accurate. Secondly, there are not a lot ...
The Government is finally addressing historical underpayments of coal industry workers but there are serious shortfalls; companies even rewarded for systematically stiffing their workers. Stephanie Train reports. The Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 has been pitched as the solution to decades of unpaid levies and
A million people generate a lot of demand for things. Hospitals included. In Australia, we need on average 1 hospital bed for every 270 people, so that’s 3,703 beds for 1 million people. Based on a large hospital of say 500 beds, that’s roughly 7.5 hospitals for 1 million people.
Why is this of interest? Because we are about to add another million ...
For generations, the US dollar has been regarded as the ultimate ‘safe haven’. In times of uncertainty, global investors instinctively seek the depth, liquidity, and unrivalled status of the world’s reserve currency. But what if that confidence is misplaced? What if the US dollar is actually the riskiest major currency to own today?
The dollar’s ...
This is a brief summary of some aspects of my experiences dealing with my mother’s dementia and dementia facilities in Sydney over the past three years. Every case is different of course, so these are just my random anecdotal comments that may be of interest to others facing the prospect of parent(s) or family member(s) with, or developing, ...
The defining event of 2025 was the announcement of Trump’s tariffs and an escalation of the trade war with China. While tensions cooled throughout the remainder of the year, sparking a historic stock market rally, it would be wrong to think the trade war is over.
Why? Because nothing has really changed.
The US is still running a massive trade deficit ...
When Tesla shareholders approved Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay deal, the headlines focused on excess. Yet its structure may be one of the clearest examples of alignment between leadership and shareholders.
Investors shouldn’t dismiss it. They should study it. Beneath the noise is a blueprint for how pay can drive founder-style thinking – and a ...
Albanese’s extraordinary handling of the equally extraordinary aftermath of the Bondi massacre raises questions about the PM’s political judgement. Not for the first time writes Michael Pascoe. Let’s start with the assumption that Anthony Albanese is not totally disconnected from the informed world, that his reportedly tight inner circle has
With corporate media forcing PM Albanese into a small target corner on messaging, the right is filling the rhetorical void. Andrew Gardiner looks at the repercussions. Canberra’s spin cycle took a familiar turn following both Donald Trump’s abduction of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, at the weekend, and the Bondi Beach attacks
Donald Trump is not just trolling on a takeover of Greenland, writes Michael Pascoe. Will it be the money or the gun … or both? If Donald Trump offered you, say, $1,000 to become an American citizen, would you do it? Lots of people, millions of people, would be happy
While the NSW police have yet to make any statements about the surviving Bondi killer, Naveed Akram, his links to ISIS abound. Human rights analyst Al the Writer reports (Part 2). In part 1, we covered how the police and ASIO may have ignored the many links between the Bondi
Shortly before Christmas, Treasury released draft legislation for a new version of the controversial Division 296 tax – the additional tax for those with more than $3 million in super. The new version does represent a significant improvement on the original proposal in that it no longer includes taxing unrealised capital gains. But there are definitely ...
As is our custom at this time of the year, we provide 10 fearless forecasts for the year ahead.
The track record of these forecasts is pretty good as you’ll see later.
Off to the races? Unfortunately, no. These forecasts are quite different from most that you read at this time of the year. Firstly, they are quite accurate. Secondly, there are not a lot ...
The Government is finally addressing historical underpayments of coal industry workers but there are serious shortfalls; companies even rewarded for systematically stiffing their workers. Stephanie Train reports. The Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 has been pitched as the solution to decades of unpaid levies and
A million people generate a lot of demand for things. Hospitals included. In Australia, we need on average 1 hospital bed for every 270 people, so that’s 3,703 beds for 1 million people. Based on a large hospital of say 500 beds, that’s roughly 7.5 hospitals for 1 million people.
Why is this of interest? Because we are about to add another million ...
For generations, the US dollar has been regarded as the ultimate ‘safe haven’. In times of uncertainty, global investors instinctively seek the depth, liquidity, and unrivalled status of the world’s reserve currency. But what if that confidence is misplaced? What if the US dollar is actually the riskiest major currency to own today?
The dollar’s ...
This is a brief summary of some aspects of my experiences dealing with my mother’s dementia and dementia facilities in Sydney over the past three years. Every case is different of course, so these are just my random anecdotal comments that may be of interest to others facing the prospect of parent(s) or family member(s) with, or developing, ...
The defining event of 2025 was the announcement of Trump’s tariffs and an escalation of the trade war with China. While tensions cooled throughout the remainder of the year, sparking a historic stock market rally, it would be wrong to think the trade war is over.
Why? Because nothing has really changed.
The US is still running a massive trade deficit ...
When Tesla shareholders approved Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay deal, the headlines focused on excess. Yet its structure may be one of the clearest examples of alignment between leadership and shareholders.
Investors shouldn’t dismiss it. They should study it. Beneath the noise is a blueprint for how pay can drive founder-style thinking – and a ...
