Economy

Who’s looking out for farmers?

National Farmers’ Federation president, Fiona Simson says Australian politicians must do “whatever they can” to rebuild the China relationship 25 May 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein (Image: Robert Bye) Australian farmers are worried they are about to […]

Business

China drops GDP target

The Chinese government’s GDP target is suspended due to COVID-19 uncertainty but that shouldn’t worry China’s major trading partners 23 May 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein (Image: Xinhua) For the first time ever, China will not set an […]

News

World gets its COVID-19 inquiry

World Health Assembly adopts coronavirus inquiry proposal with no objections… and one which looks very different to Australia’s proposal 20 May 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein  The World Health Organization will hold an inquiry into the global […]

Economy

Global markets retreat

Global share markets pulled back over the last week on worries about second waves of VODI-19 outbreaks, the economic outlook and tensions with China 10 May 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Maksym Kaharlytskyi) It’s been […]

Economy

Emerging from the lockdown

While Australia takes its first cautious steps out of COVID-19 restrictions some Asian and European nations have already stepped forward 15 May 2020 | Changyong Rhee and Poul M. Thomsen, IMF Several countries in Asia […]

News

Beef exports on ice

Tensions between Australia and its biggest trading partner rise as China suspends import licences of four beef producers 12 May 2020 | Staff Writers (Image: Victoria Shes) The immediate future of Australia’s $3 billion plus […]

Economy

Derailing the export train?

Submissions to a parliamentary inquiry identify risks associated with over-reliance on single export markets but also highlight little has been done to mitigate those risks 12 May 2020 | Su-Lin Tan, SCMP (Image: Rio Tinto) […]

News

A trumped up EXCLUSIVE?

The line between media and politics has been blurred in this coronavirus crisis but has Murdoch media been caught out overstepping the mark? 11 May 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein  What’s wrong with the above two “EXCLUSIVE” […]

Economy

Economy getting ready to move

With a dramatic drop in new infections, Australia is reopening with a three staged easing of restrictions with the aim of having much of the economy operating again by July in a coronavirus safe environment […]

Economy

The Lucky Country

There’s some clear gaps between Australia and the rest of the world which show we may emerge from this period of global misery better than most nations 7 May 2020 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital Back in […]