Insights

Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang and the Communist Party's survival may all be at stake in Hong Kong this week.

But you certainly can run cars in India and China in the next couple of decades on solar electricity - so the oil industry should start transitioning.

China's ban on foreign consulting firms may have little to do with cyber espionage and more to do with trade protectionism.

The price offered by the prospective bidders was just not full bottle, and there's other opportunities that CEO Michael Clarke will want to explore.

The Bash bug, also known as 'Shellshock' has effectively managed to scare the pants off the internet and here's how you protect yourself.

Assuming the world does agree to the 1400-gigatonne CO2 budget, should we base the remaining 'spend' on today's shares of total emissions - China gets 24%, the America 14%, etc? Two studies suggest there are fairer ways.

Stocks in Value's David Walker explains why the share market has fallen five per cent in a month and offers up some suggestions on where to find growth.

The promotors of the IPO will be keeping a close eye on offshore developments in the lead up to the planned December listing.

The message that the Hazelwood fire may well have killed people won't be a popular one with the state government. Indeed it seems it's easier to attack science than listen to Morwell fire death stats.

The combined talents of humans and computers, when working together in partnership and symbiosis, will indefinitely be more creative than any computer working alone.

Six of the nation's leading consumer and community groups - including the Brotherhood of St Laurence and ACOSS - have written an open letter calling on the government to consider the consumer benefit in retaining the RET.

The latest darling of the social networking space is turning heads and it when it comes to privacy what Ello offers seems closer to the wild west of the internet's past.

Apple and Samsung's flagship big-screen smartphones may share the same dimensions but they are quite different beasts.

In a speech to the UN late last week, the Prime Minister said Australia can 'step up' to make the world a better place. But are his and the globe's priorities driven by emotion or calculated logic?

Airlines may be struggling to make a profit but their loyalty programs are going from strength to strength.

Federal and state governments need to take steps to cut the cost of energy, but all they're doing now is cutting off our farmers and helping boost US farm trade.