Insights

Palmer's long-running feud with Campbell Newman is back in the limelight, but using a Senate inquiry to embarrass the Queensland government ahead of next year's state election is unlikely to work.

Microsoft is pinning its hopes that the latest iteration of Windows will find ready acceptance by an increasingly sceptical and difficuly to please market. For their sake, let's hope they got it right this time.

Keeping things simple has added meaning when it comes to the running of a company.

iOS 8 makes quite a few concessions for iPhone 6 Plus owners in acknowledgement that Apple's giant smartphone will feel more like a tablet to some people.

Boston Consulting Group Senior Partner, Hal Sirkin, explains how changing labour arrangements have shifted manufacturing jobs back towards America, and how Australia can refocus its own waning industries.

At a remote NSW farm an ageing but sturdy solar system allows visitors the rare joy of bush living - but also reveals challenges ahead for off-grid migration.

We are counting down to our last Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores but amid the gloom Perth-based Flying Machine can't wait to get started.

As China announces the most aggressive easing of property restrictions to date, analysts remain divided about the potential impact of the measures.

The week in clean energy saw the Rockefellers and Mars stand-out amid an upbeat climate summit in New York, while Africa's biggest sub-Saharan economy looks set to get serious about renewables.

To survive, small businesses are avoiding penalty rates by making special staff agreements on hourly rates and cash payment. The young and old must play by the new rules, or they'll miss out.

Strong winds and historically low demand saw wholesale power prices drop markedly yesterday - with the oversupply also affecting Brisbane hub gas prices.

A surging greenback will likely see increasing market volatility around the globe, but in Australia we could also see the broader economy take a sizeable hit.

Lorna Jane pulls the plug on auction proceedings, while Glencore and Rio Tinto may look to merge their NSW coal operations.

Bill Shorten had a prime opportunity to sell the ETS plan Labor would take to the next election, but Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd got in his way.

Wall Street fell on disappointing consumer confidence data, while European shares gained on ECB stimulus prospects.

The precise psychological context of 9/11's market rout will never be repeated, but long-term risks remain.