Alan Kohler: China whacked with wet lettuce over cyber crimes
It was notable that this week’s naming and shaming of the Chinese government over the Microsoft Exchange server hack earlier this year, and criminal hacking in general, did not...
Afterpay is launching a savings account. Here’s what you need to know
Afterpay will become a bank in October, cutting out the middle man by allowing customers to drop their pay directly into its platform.
The buy now, pay later (BNPL) giant...
Alan Kohler: The climate change panic button is coming
This week it’s floods in Germany, 170 dead and terrible devastation.
A few weeks ago people were dying from the heat in Canada, which reached about 49 degrees Celsius in...
Coming soon: The carbon taxes that cannot be repealed
Carbon taxes are coming to Australia whether we like it or not.
They are coming despite the triumphant ‘axing of the tax’ in 2014.
They are coming despite the updated but...
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News Corp gives Foxtel a $300 million lifeline
News Corp reported a $US23 million ($32 million) profit for the March quarter, on revenues of $US2.6 billion. Yet the results revealed Foxtel lost...
Morrison government confusion over China will damage the economy, experts warn
The Morrison government’s attitude to Chinese investment in Australia is confusing and will exacerbate the growing tensions over trade, China experts have warned.
The policy...
Mosaic Brands joins list of pandemic profiteers
Yet another company has been called out for risking the health of Australians in an effort to profit from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Australia’s largest fashion...
Alan Kohler: Investors will pull Australia into the future even if...
Prime Minister Scott Morrison would have headed out to the Hawkesbury River on Sunday morning April 7, 2019, with a spring in his step...
Here’s who gets the $5 billion in franking credits that Labor...
Labor is banking on about $5 billion per year from ending the cash payment of company tax refunds to dividend holders who don’t pay...
The renewable energy rush is being held up by lack of...
State governments are rushing forward with renewable energy investments but the Commonwealth is dragging its feet on policy, leading to unproductive disputes and slower...
