Featured Opinion
Chalmers’ narrow budget path is now in peril
The sudden change in the interest rate outlook this week could be political dynamite for the Albanese government and the budget.
Editorial
You heard right – the RBA could raise rates again
The Reserve Bank of Australia will likely be forced to warn that it could raise rates again.
Columnist
Surge of violence tests policy tolerance of social media
The Coalition in particular has to ask tricky questions of when enough is enough on social media platforms.
Columnist
Australia’s embassy should move back to Kyiv
Most other big democracies have moved their diplomats back to the Ukrainian capital. Australia is a notable laggard.
Contributor
Why US housing remains the big obstacle to rate cuts in 2024
Investors’ hopes of rate cuts are waning, as problems in the US housing market look set to keep house price and rental inflation bubbling along.
Columnist
Negative gearing is not a rort or a tax concession
Negative gearing is said to single-handedly be responsible for Australia’s housing crisis. But it is a principled, fair and efficient feature of any tax system.
Economist
Dutton’s atomic bet threatens Coalition chain reaction over climate
Rather than keep the heat on Labor’s handling of the cost-of-living pain as inflation stays high, the opposition leader’s nuclear venture risks becoming the story.
Senior correspondent
How China plans to win the global EV war
The US and European governments are increasingly alarmed at the potential for China’s EV ambitions to put their own car manufacturers at risk.
Columnist
Yesterday
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Anglo’s predictable rejection won’t end BHP’s ambitions
BHP won’t be put off the scent by Anglo American’s rejection of its $60 billion takeover. There’s too much at stake.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
12 stock picks for a tough investing environment
Low rates and endless stimulus may have left investors unprepared for the difficult environment that lies ahead. Here are 12 stock picks to consider.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Satire
Seriously, Albo’s meme theme is putting comedians out of work
Memes of unlamented politicians have been found on the walls of Pompeii. This time it’s the prime minister, not the humourist, who is over the top in asking for satire to be taken down.
- Rowan Dean
- Opinion
- Anzac Day
Why young people embrace the emotion of Anzac Day
It’s 109 years since Australian and New Zealand soldiers climbed the steep, craggy hills at Gallipoli, but the day still has a unique hold on the nation’s soul and imagination.
- Andrew Clark
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Scott Farquhar departs with Atlassian at a crucial point
Atlassian’s unique two-CEO model is ending at a fascinating time for the company, as it shares lag the broader tech sector.
- Updated
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Inflation
The catch-22 of high interest rates and high house prices
Elevated shelter inflation is keeping interest rates higher for longer. But high rates hold back the construction that could lead to lower rents and house prices.
- Conor Sen
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How to adjust your ASX portfolio for a higher-for-longer world
Hot inflation and the prospect that rate cuts will be further delayed should encourage investors to rotate from banks towards miners, Morgan Stanley says.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Electric vehicles
Musk sells the Tesla dream, skips the details
On the car maker’s results call this week, the numbers were bad but the words were dreamy. Perhaps too dreamy.
- Liam Denning
This Month
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Tactical Woodside vote a metaphor for Australia’s low-carbon transition
Can chairman Richard Goyder and CEO Meg O’Neill crack the problem of shifting from a carbon-intensive resources company to a green one without destroying shareholder value?
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
BHP’s complex bid for Anglo American is a bet on the future
After years of shrinking to greatness, BHP boss Mike Henry is eyeing a deal that could deliver a triple victory. But it’s complex, and possibly risky.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Window Shopping
Why supermarkets ‘fell off their pedestal’
Building social licence is a significant opportunity for retailers but as the travails of the two big supermarket chains show, it can be easily damaged.
- Sue Mitchell
- Opinion
- Monetary policy
Why inflation is proving sticky on both sides of the Atlantic
What matters is not what is happening right now, but what will happen in the months or even years ahead, as past policy works through the system.
- Updated
- Martin Wolf
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The ghost of the 1968 antiwar movement has returned
The sense in the Biden campaign that it can simply wait out the protests by Democratic voters is a reckless gamble.
- Charles M. Blow
Look beyond the short term for benefits of Australian-made policy
Readers’ letters on the need for a long-term view of the Future Made in Australia policy; Anzac Day’s poignant message; the battle with Elon Musk over content; a better way to combat Iran; handouts for rich fossil fuel companies; and a rescue plan for Tritium.
- Opinion
- Climate policy
Voting down Woodside’s climate plan a shareholder activism milestone
This is a pivotal moment for other climate-science-denying board directors, a signal to act on their fiduciary duties, or suffer the consequences personally.
- Tim Buckley and Annemarie Jonson
- Opinion
- National security
Pezzullo takes first step to redemption
The former Home Affairs secretary admitted his mistakes and accepted his disgrace, and knows he will not be working with the Commonwealth for some time.
- Tom Burton
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Mark Zuckerberg is stuck in AI purgatory, and that’s OK
Meta Platforms has a clear-eyed vision of how its artificial intelligence bets will pay off, but the returns on its growing investments remain some way off. Investors should expect to see more of this.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- AI
Are the magnificent seven at risk of having their wings clipped?
Perhaps investors are finally losing patience with the hundreds of billions of dollars being ploughed into artificial intelligence as the world’s leading tech companies vie for supremacy.
- Karen Maley
- Opinion
- Gender
In today’s porn-warped culture, no wonder girls identify as non-binary
Teens today are growing up in the most hyper-sexualised environment ever. Deciding not to be a young woman feels like a sensible, self-protective alternative.
- Eleanor Mills
- Opinion
- Courts
Trump’s prosecution puts American law on trial too
Flaws in the criminal case against former president Donald Trump demonstrate the vulnerability of the US legal system.
- Richard Porter
- Opinion
- The AFR View
‘Decolonising’ Anzac Day’s revival
The day offers a welcome counterpoint in an age of fragmenting identity politics in which it is becoming more difficult to find agreement about Australia’s national identity.
- The AFR View