News

How to sink $90 billion

So much for sovereignty. Australia is locked out of repairing key US components of our submarines’ computer systems, and the government has committed our fleet to the extraordinarily dangerous role of helping the US conduct […]

News

Weaponised lobby

There are colossal conflicts of interests in Australian Defence spending, exposed even further thanks to the latest budget boost. In a MW Media investigation, Michelle Fahy looks at a department which every spends more than […]

News

ASPI’s forced labour links

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute—the think tank which reports extensively on China human rights—is being funded by corporations which have used forced prison labour 12 October 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein (Image: Wendy Alvarez/APAC News) The […]

Finance

Flight to risk

Despite worrying signs that COVID-19 infections are on the rise in developing economies the major share markets all had a week of solid gains 11 October 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Camila Perez)   Share […]

Comment

Hoping for the best

A Sinologist’s view on Australia’s relations with China 8 October 2020 | Professor Kerry Brown (Image: Marcus Reubenstein) My memory of the time I spent in Australia, while directing the University of Sydney China Studies Centre […]

Finance

Budget black off track

The 2020-21 Australian Budget – spend, spend, spend as the focus remains on recovery and jobs, jobs, jobs 7 October 2020 | Shane Oliver & Diana Mousina AMP Capital (Image: supplied) The 2020-21 budget is a […]

News

Canberra’s captive audience

Former Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen called it “Feeding the Chooks”. Michael West and Callum Foote detail Scott Morrison’s marketing triumph over mainstream media 23 September 2020 | Michael West and Callum Foote (MW Media) […]

Finance

Covid correction

Historically September is a month for market corrections, just like the coronavirus and the race for the White House, this one may not be over yet 20 September 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Jay Clark) […]

Economy

China data good for Australia

Despite diplomatic tensions getting in the way beef, barley and wine exports, Australia’s economic exposure to the Chinese recovery is good news     3 September 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital In a time where our national […]

Culture

Time’s up for TikTok CEO

With the company under heavy fire from the most economic sanction-obsessed US President in history, TikTok’s American CEO has stepped down 28 August 2020 | Adina-Laura Achim, Jing Daily Amid rising tensions with the Trump […]