This Month
- Analysis
- Affordable housing
Why Australia’s housing crisis has gone global
Households are going backwards in 13 developed economies, including Australia, as record immigration runs into a housing crisis.
- Updated
- Randy Thanthong-Knight, Swati Pandey and Tom Rees
‘Twenty-five times salary’: Goldman scraps bonus cap for bankers
Goldman will allow star traders and deal makers to earn up to 25 times their salary. The bank is trying to make London more attractive to top bankers after Brexit.
- Eir Nolsoe and Michael Bow
April
- Opinion
- East Asia Forum
How long before the yen is again a safe-haven bet?
If inflation remains positive and interest rates continue to rise, the yen is likely to eventually strengthen.
- Shiro Armstrong
December 2023
- Analysis
- Business Person of the Year
Why Boris Johnson thinks a Trump win would be good for the world
Former British PM talks about his biggest regret, political ghosts and a host of other topics at The Australian Financial Review Business Person of the Year event.
- Jennifer Hewett
Brussels’ rule-setting for AI isn’t pretty, but someone’s got to do it
The potential for AI to change economies and societies is unknown. Someone needs to be thinking methodically about how its power can be channelled for good.
- Alan Beattie
November 2023
‘Take drastic action’: Sunak under fire as immigration hits record
The UK prime minister is facing mounting political pressure to cut Britain’s reliance on foreign workers after net immigration hit a record 745,000 last year.
- Stephen Castle
- Opinion
- World politics
Reshuffle shows Tories are running on empty
Rishi Sunak has broken with hardliners and culture warriors who are alienating moderate Tory voters. But reaching into the past shows desperation.
- Robert Shrimsley
October 2023
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
Only two things could get the Yes camp over the line
Yes hasn’t led a major published opinion poll in more than three months, and for over a year, support for the Voice has declined at an accelerating rate.
- Michael Turner
September 2023
There may not be another mogul like Rupert plus nine more opinion reads
Rupert Murdoch showed foresight in a tough industry, but intrigue surrounds the empire.
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
I predicted Brexit. Here’s why the Voice is destined to lose.
Winning and losing constitutional referendums is quite simple: if you are going to change the rule book, both sides of the game have to agree.
- Matt Qvortrup
August 2023
- Opinion
- US politics
Trump’s running mate should be young, brown and rich
Vivek Ramaswamy’s opposition to ESG policies and racial protections would endear him to conservative Christians wary of the former president.
- Nigel Farage
July 2023
High stakes at rain-soaked Old Trafford
As Australia and England prepare for the fourth Test in Manchester, no one can recall a series that has attracted as much interest or spite in recent Ashes history.
- Updated
- Andrew Clark
- Eng 3-68 Aus 263
- The Ashes
It’s a thriller at Headingley
Medium-fast bowler Stuart Broad’s lethal zinger in the first over was, for English fans, a dream start in a dramatic first day’s play in the Third Test.
- Andrew Clark
- Analysis
- Test cricket
Boos and bad blood at Lord’s: the second Test had it all
There was ill-feeling aplenty at the home of cricket, of all places, but Pat Cummins is emerging from it all as a fine Australian captain against England’s formidable Ben Stokes.
- Updated
- Andrew Clark
June 2023
- Opinion
- UK
Boris Johnson is an ‘optimistic narcissist’
Britain’s former prime minister, who is leaving public life in disgrace, had no plan for power.
- Andrew Marr
Investors fear Britain’s flat-lining economy
With inflation stubbornly high, interest rates are likely to go up even further. Some investors fear long-term stagnation.
- Chris Giles and Delphine Strauss
Boris Johnson’s shock exit reverberates through Tories
The Conservatives, trailing badly in opinion polls, must now fight three byelections in constituencies vacated over the weekend.
- Andy Bruce
Odey sacked from his hedge fund following sexual assault allegations
‘As from today, he will no longer have any economic or personal involvement in the partnership,’ the London-based firm said on Saturday in a statement.
- Nishant Kumar
- Opinion
- AI
The poverty of AI pessimism should worry us all
Spurning AI will rob the world of its best chances to reverse productivity declines, manage an ageing population, and head off new health threats.
- Jim O'Neill
How Crispin Odey evaded sexual assault allegations for decades
Thirteen women have accused the hedge fund titan of harassment, abuse and fostering a toxic workplace.
- Madison Marriage, Antonia Cundy and Paul Caruana Galizia
