News

Propaganda by any other name

Scott Morrison and his government constantly proclaim they will stand up to China and stand with nations who “share our values” but when it comes to Party promotion their values are strikingly similar to communist […]

News

Codependents in gambling

The major political parties have benefitted from millions of dollars in largesse from the liquor and gambling industries with registered clubs associations and the Australian Hotels Association handing out political donations keen to protect $12 […]

Comment

Investing pitfalls

Nine common mistakes investors make and economist Shane Oliver’s view on how to avoid them 12 February 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Kraken Images) Mistake #1 Crowd support indicates a sure thing “I will tell […]

News

Student exploitation continues

A Chinese international student has been viscously assaulted after confronting an employer who allegedly refused to pay her. Despite the billions of dollars international students pay in Australian tuition fees, they have virtually no protection […]

Economy

Markets, Biden and vaccines

US President Joe Biden begins to shape his administration and new vaccines are released but a February market correction is a likely scenario    30 January 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (White House Image) The US […]

Comment

Seven Charts for 2021

Market observations as Australia and the world grapples with a second year of COVID-19 18 January 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Adam Nowakowski) My view is that while shares are vulnerable to a short term […]

News

Uber Settlement

The casualisation of Australia’s workforce plays into the hands of multinationals Uber and Deliveroo which exploit both tax and labour laws to siphon profits overseas. But an out of court settlement with an Uber Eats “partner” […]

Comment

Canberra’s helping hands

Whilst vocal politicians, security agencies and think-tanks are trumpeting the China threat, and enacting laws to ward off supposed Chinese influence, Canberra is working hand-in-hand with lobbyists representing corporate interests 22 January 2021 | Adam […]

Finance

20-20 hindsight

2020 was not what it was supposed to be so will 2021 usher in a recovery that’s supposed to be? 18 January 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital 2020 didn’t exactly turn out the way I or […]

Comment

The China bubble that never pops

Sinophrenia was a term coined to label the somewhat schizophrenic condition where pundits believe China is simultaneously poised to suffer an economic crash and poised to take over the world. Former Australian ambassador to Beijing, […]

News

Not taxing times for all

The latest Tax Office transparency data has had its usual pre-Christmas release, on the very last sitting day of parliament for 2020, this year’s data also distracted from public scrutiny by COVID-19. The oil and […]

Comment

Beyond the blame game

A former ambassador to Beijing recently described Australia-China relations as having moved from the bottom of a pit to a “sub-basement” of the pit. There is blame on both sides but, former intelligence office, David […]