Insights

In this week's essential reading guide, Bartholomeusz puts his stamp on Australia Post's poor results, and Gottliebsen criticises the influx of misinformation being published about self-managed super funds.

An avalanche of key economic data including housing finance and employment figures will be released locally, while Chinese inflation and trade surplus data will make headlines abroad.

The Coalition's '2030 Vision' to develop Northern Australia is as arbitrary as colouring in empty spaces on a map.

Institutional shareholders in BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have long demanded better levels of capital management, but two recent developments could leave them disappointed.

The power sector has splurged on acquiring and building power generation and network capacity in full knowledge of the imperative for greater energy efficiency and cleaner power. Now there's not enough demand for this capacity, they are desperate to make it someone else's problem.

Two UN prize-winning tools - which map changes to forests, and future changes to rice cropping - are offering a glimpse of big data's potential role in climate prevention and adaptation.

Inequality is fueling the democracy protests in Hong Kong, and many believe that Beijing is somehow responsible.

The government's determination to kill or cripple the RET has been just one element of a surprisingly aggressive agenda. But can the Prime Minister win over a still-wary electorate?

The opinion polls suggest Labor will triumph at the Victorian state election, but voters may be unaware of the consequences of the party's strong ties to the CFMEU.

With weaker than expected sales of the Galaxy S5 the world's biggest phone maker is banking on its newest flagship to make a mark. As Apple gets ready to unveil the iPhone 6 (with a bigger screen) the Galaxy Note 4 faces more competition than ever.

Australia's Big Four banks could lose as much as $27 billion a year due to digital disruption and the payments space is rapidly evolving into a major battleground.

Robert Gottliebsen explains why he thinks Australian SMSFs are being targeted unfairly by a range of bodies in the financial sector.

On at least one measure, AGL Energy represents the largest emitter of emissions in the NEM by a considerable margin, with Energy Australia and GDF Suez battling for second - yet AGL is also the biggest wind producer.

An increasing number of foreign businesses claim they are being unfairly treated by Chinese regulators. Should Australia be worried?

Germany needs to show leadership to help rescue the eurozone, which needs both monetary and fiscal policies to support its recovery.

There's a lot of misinformation spread about self-managed super funds by politicians, retail and industry funds and the media. It's time to set the record straight.