Woodside Energy: Australia has to sharpen up to win global trade battle, Meg O’Neill warns

Amid rising global protectionism and greater competition for capital, Australia must sharpen its competitive edge even further.

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Chris Bowen slaps down business leaders over fear his 82 per cent green power goal is unrealistic

Chiefs in the infrastructure and energy sectors warn Labor’s 82 per cent green power target is unrealistic and coal-fired power stations must stay open, as the ­Albanese government slapped down business pleas to reconsider its renewables-only strategy and said they would be listening to “experts”.

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Lunch box finances belittle both sides of politics on tax

When it comes to debate about tax matters, our political leaders on both sides keep serving up a stale cheese sandwich when what is needed is a banquet of reform.

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WA turns up heat on Albanese over native title as miners fear the worst for industry future

The resources industry has warned that mining in Western Australia will be devastated unless the Native Title Act is changed quickly.

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Nature Positive Disaster

A secret report has laid bare the potential impact of the Albanese Government’s Nature Positive laws on WA, warning electricity prices and housing costs could rocket.

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Miners to fight new green push

Chamber takes aim at Labor’s plan for nature positive laws.

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Work needed on PS productivity

While our political leaders no doubt are focused on the potential for interest rate relief before the federal election, they should instead be preoccupied with how to lift productivity and grow the economy.

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Fresh Nature Positive battle emerges between ‘latte-sipping’ east-coast MPs and fired up West

A fresh battle over Labor’s stalled Nature Positive legislation has emerged with the Prime Minister wedged between backbench pressure and keeping a fired up, must-win state on side.

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India’s laws of FDI attraction

A buoyant economy and demographics aren’t the only drivers of its investment momentum.

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Rinehart hails President with plans for spending spree in US

Gina Rinehart says incoming US President Donald Trump has started the greatest “non-Left, non-woke” movement sweeping the world, and has flagged investing billions of dollars in America.

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