Don't blame Chinese buyers for Australia's real-estate boom
It's time to slay the notion that Chinese money is behind the sharp rise in Aussie house prices.
Solar PV price check - October
Continued slimming of installer margins in the shadow of ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Renewable Energy Target has rooftop solar system prices down across most capital cities.
iOS vs Android - Which camp are you?
Whether it's the user interface, aesthetics, or compatibility with other products - the battle between Android and iOS is fiercer than ever.
The thought police cometh
The furore surrounding academic Barry Spurr's private emails is a gross invasion of privacy by the media -- and our civil discourse is much poorer for it.
Clean tech stocks defy a falling ASX in Q1
Shares in clean energy firms rose 5.9 per cent in the quarter on the back of the performance of 12 companies, including battery developer RedFlow and diversified power developer and transporter Eden Energy.
An Australian geek's Snapchat payday
Perth's Jeremy Liew has a knack for spotting the next big thing in Silicon Valley and with his punt on Snapchat paying off, the self-described 'math geek' has his eyes set on another target.
How the electricity industry is blocking solar in Australia: Part II
Any chance they get, and from state to state, utilities are putting up barriers to solar uptake; from delaying installers to audaciously stopping FIT payments. Sadly, policymakers seem to be in on the game, too.
Cashing in on China's e-commerce boom
A new company hopes to become a one-stop shop for retailers wishing to crack China's e-commerce market.
The Ticker: Modern business life
Four graphs on why Melbourne will bear the brunt of Grattan's gas warning, Melbourne is Australia's pay rise capital and the NT jobs market is booming.
Digging for the root of our miners' woes
A silo mentality has fostered inefficient work practices at some of Australia's biggest miners. A complete change in corporate culture is needed.
Predictable market chaos ahead
With margin debt reaching the levels seen before the 2000 and 2008 crashes, there's plenty to fuel a very large, and not-so-random, correction.
Scoreboard: Confidence surge
Strong gains are expected on the local market after solid US economic data and corporate earnings delighted investors in Europe and the US.
DataRoom AM: Fairfax folly?
Speculation about a merger between Fairfax Media and Ten Network is tempered by regulatory concerns, while Macquarie Group appears to have blocked any impending sale of BrisConnections' $2bn Airport Link.
The five-year curse afflicting Europe
Not all deflation is bad. However, the kind spreading across Europe is deadly and will take years to address.
Quick fixes won't help post-boom miners
Low productivity remains a drag on our mining industry. As commodity prices fall, the big miners are struggling to fix the problem.
Aussie share market bulls now have company
Today, Australian investors will not have to go it alone buying stocks as they did for much of last week. Bargain hunters this morning will be supported by the morale boosting encouragement of a 3% turnaround in the German Dax and a 264 point rally in the Dow Jones.