Qantas’ trophy board sat through governance crash landing
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Qantas’ trophy board sat through governance crash landing

There are no noisy agitators on the Qantas board. The directors should shoulder some blame for what’s ailing the airline.

  • byElizabeth Knight

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Future Fund flags China concerns and rates risk

Future Fund flags China concerns and rates risk

Future Fund chairman Peter Costello said China was the biggest concern for the fund and that it was too early to call a peak in Australian interest rates.

  • byMillie Muroi
What exactly is an intergenerational report?

What exactly is an intergenerational report?

This week’s release of the sixth intergenerational report will highlight the wide range of challenges facing Australia’s budget and economy over the next 40 years.

  • byShane Wright
Albanese and Chalmers ‘at war’? That’s a sign of a healthy PM-treasurer partnership

Albanese and Chalmers ‘at war’? That’s a sign of a healthy PM-treasurer partnership

It’s normal for a prime minister and treasurer to have creative tension,but Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers should embrace it.

  • byPaul Strangio
Future Fund braces for more volatility after $7.4b hit

Future Fund braces for more volatility after $7.4b hit

The $196 billion Future Fund is bracing for more volatility on global markets and has predicted interest rates have further to rise.

  • byClancy Yeates
Population boom caught the Howard government by surprise

Population boom caught the Howard government by surprise

Cabinet papers reveal the Howard government was warned of huge budget problems. But they were based on a major population miscalculation.

  • byShane Wright
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‘They have to be held to account’:Future Fund chairman lashes RBA over rate rises

‘They have to be held to account’:Future Fund chairman lashes RBA over rate rises

Future Fund chairman Peter Costello says central banks were too slow to raise interest rates - and borrowers would pay the price.

  • byClancy Yeates
The baby bonus generation is starting to turn 18. Has it saved Australia’s population?

The baby bonus generation is starting to turn 18. Has it saved Australia’s population?

Former treasurer Peter Costello once told the nation to have “one[baby] for Mum,one for Dad,and one for the country” when he launched the baby bonus. Those children are now starting to turn 18.

  • byAnthony Segaert
‘Challenging and volatile’:Costello warns investors to brace for lower returns

‘Challenging and volatile’:Costello warns investors to brace for lower returns

The former federal treasurer and Future Fund chair has warned investors to brace for lower returns for longer,as inflation and higher interest rates create market volatility and uncertainty.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
We need politicians of Andrew Charlton’s calibre,but rank-and-file votes won’t always deliver them

We need politicians of Andrew Charlton’s calibre,but rank-and-file votes won’t always deliver them

Party leaders are entitled to the odd captain’s pick - and Anthony Albanese is entitled to this one in Parramatta.

  • byChris Wallace
Close to $30b a year:Interest bill to climb as rates lift on record budget debt

Close to $30b a year:Interest bill to climb as rates lift on record budget debt

The interest cost of servicing the federal budget debt could eclipse what the country spends on aged care.

  • byShane Wright