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Carlton boss Sayers rejects blame over PwC scandal
Former PwC boss Luke Sayers has insisted he did not know about the tax confidentiality breaches that occurred while he was in charge, as the new CEO put the blame on his predecessors.
- by Colin Kruger and Rachel Clun
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Opinion
Trade wars
Is this the end of globalisation, or is world trade just changing shape?
It is too early to tell whether the ugly flare-up in the Middle East will add to the prospect of a “de-globalisation” of trade and geopolitics.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Voice to parliament
Voting No? You may have this key assumption wrong
There’s compelling evidence that government-run, top-down programs to close the gap haven’t worked as well as Indigenous community controlled initiatives.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Productivity
It’s time for more sensible thinking about productivity
When will we tire of all the bulldust that’s talked in the name of hastening productivity improvement?
- by Ross Gittins
Recruitment, labour hire companies collapse amid worker reluctance to swap jobs
A slowdown in economic growth has tightened the jobs market, putting recruiters and staffing agencies into liquidation.
- by Jessica Yun
Opinion
Inside China
China’s property crisis is becoming more dangerous
China’s banks are considered “too big to fail” but pressure is building as the country’s property crisis gets worse.
- by Keith Bradsher
Opinion
Climate policy
‘Planetary boundaries’ set the limits of economic freedom
All economic activity – all the efforts of humans to earn a living – both depends on the natural environment and adversely affects it.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
GDP
We need economic growth to make us better off, right? Well, actually ...
Unending growth in the economy simply isn’t physically possible, and the more we keep growing the more we’ll damage the natural environment, to our great cost.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Global economy
Why China is the elephant in the room for the US
The world’s most important central bank doesn’t like looking too far beyond the US, but it can’t ignore China’s problems forever.
- by Daniel Moss
Opinion
Interest rates
Are high interest rates the new normal?
Long-term interest rates are now higher than they have been since the 2008 financial crisis.
- by Paul Krugman
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
The world is flirting with disaster with its oil crackdown on Russia
The oil cap on Russia isn’t working - and Vladimir Putin’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers are a tragedy waiting to happen.
- by Julian Lee