The Reserve Bank's most senior officials yesterday made a more coherent case for the Australian economy than any we've heard from politicians recently.
From sex to banking, computers to communications, almost every single industry reduced its ad spend with News Corp in 2012-13, secret documents reveal.
Clive Palmer used to think Chinese investment was wonderful, that only racists tried to restrict it, and China was no threat. How times have changed...
Despite what the government might say, Australian taxpayers have been directly and indirectly helping fund terrorism for years.
The government's key proposal to halt filesharing has demonstrably failed overseas, and has dangerous implications for free speech.
The one sector that is not seeing growth is the one most important to Australian mining: housing in China.
The government wants to make it easier for the copyright industry to sue ISPs and force them to censor the internet, according to a draft paper about to be circulated.
The latest hard evidence shows that Australians are drinking significantly less, despite relentless claims of an "alcohol epidemic" from the public health lobby.
The Productivity Commission wants a more efficient and effective childcare system, but doesn't hold out much hope it will spur participation.
The demonstration of bank power on the FOFA repeal illustrates the challenge of effectively regulating a sector that is beginning to dominate the Australian economy, write Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer.
