Insights

In Germany, wind is cheaper in the north and solar is cheaper in the south - with feed-in tariffs insufficient for some sites and way too high for others.

Businesses have shown themselves to be spectacularly effective at delivering on NSW's energy efficiency target. Yet, despite today's announcement, the government still dithers over its longer-term plans for the target.

The tax benefits of housing investment remain appealing to many Australians, but it's unlikely the market can maintain its momentum for much longer.

The poorly-defined concept of social licence is nonetheless becoming more and more important for companies to manage - as well as other institutions, like the ANU.

Despite improved market conditions, Virgin Australia's plan for a US debt raising is a prudent one.

New funding for second generation PV technology may have all but dried up, but there is still strong interest from in various regions which will drive annual thin-film shipments up to 4.5GW next year.

A close examination of the legislation and the amendments to the Direct Action bill sponsored by Nick Xenophon indicates the promise of a future emissions trading scheme is a rather fragile one.

The Myer family is restructuring its multi-billion-dollar investment empire, including rebranding its prestigious family office.

The Australian Signals Directorate has issued cyber security advice ahead of the G20 Leaders Summit in Brisbane this weekend. So under the watchful eye of the media and countless security agencies, will the meeting be hacked?

The softly, softly public positioning of CBA and NAB is in stark contrast to the noisy campaigns waged by ANZ and Westpac.

A technical-support phone scam which uses Ransomlock to lock the user's computer and trick them into calling a help line is just the latest example of how cybercriminals every now and again will borrow ideas from each other.

With the actual telecoms element in both the fixed and mobile market a utility, there's an enormous scope for a range of new services, business models and applications.

If China is not offered a more meaningful role in the current system of international economic governance, Beijing will continue to strike out on its own.

Is FIRB doing enough to ensure foreign property buyers are playing by the rules?

One graph on why we can't trust the G20's grand goals; meet the bank killers: the world's largest peer-to-peer lenders and does money buy happiness? The results are in.

Countries often strive to have a 'competitive' tax system that attracts investment, but what is an acceptable level of competition?