April
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Ansell shows how to create new interest in an old story
Cheap stock never goes out of fashion. The key for a company is to issue it only occasionally, and make the most of when it does.
- Anthony Macdonald
January
Controlling COVID ‘at all costs’ went too far: ex-deputy health chief
Officials persisted with policies despite the changing nature of the pandemic, while state powers on lockdowns need to be reined in, Dr Nick Coatsworth said.
- John Kehoe
November 2023
Boris Johnson ‘bamboozled’ by science, COVID-19 inquiry hears
The UK’s chief scientific adviser said Boris Johnson struggled to understand the advice of scientists during the COVID pandemic which killed 232,000 in the UK.
- Pan Pylas
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Banks sign off on healthcare group Healius’ long fall from grace
What happens after a strong founder leaves a company? This big healthcare group is a cautionary tale.
- Anthony Macdonald
JobKeeper recipients hit by pay penalty, report finds
The Morrison government’s $89 billion JobKeeper wage subsidy went on for too long and tied workers to lower paying jobs, an independent review has found.
- John Kehoe
October 2023
- Opinion
- The AFR View
JobKeeper worked, but the bill is unpaid
The Albanese government has still not squared up to the fiscal policy challenges left by the pandemic.
- The AFR View
September 2023
- Opinion
- Opinion
COVID-19 inquiry betrays all who worked hard to overcome the crisis
The Morrison government had Robo-debt as its shame. Will Albanese government’s greatest shame be failing to seek key lessons about to deal with the next pandemic?
- Peter Strong
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Not the apolitical inquiry to COVID-19 lessons Australia needs
Anthony Albanese has undermined what ought to be an examination of what went right, what went wrong and the lessons Australian should draw.
- Updated
- The AFR View
Fury as states let off COVID inquiry scrutiny
Lockdowns, school closures, vaccine mandates, state border closures and contact tracing failures and successes will be exempt.
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Anthony Albanese
PM’s inch-deep COVID inquiry treats us all like idiots
Just as they ran roughshod over Scott Morrison during the pandemic, the premiers have come up trumps again.
- Phillip Coorey
States evade scrutiny under COVID inquiry
Lockdowns, school closures, vaccine mandates and border closures appear to be exempt from the Albanese government’s long-awaited pandemic inquiry.
- Phillip Coorey
