Insights

A high dollar results in cheaper goods and lower import prices, but as seen with the demise of Australia's motor vehicle sector, it comes at a devastatingly high cost.

High wages are often blamed for the death of the manufacturing sector, but in fact they ensure Australia is well-placed to capitalise on its strength in producing higher-tech, export-oriented goods.

The RET is popular in the community but fossil fuel interests contributed a total of more than $900,000 to the federal Liberal Party from mid-2009 to mid-2013.

It's tipped to be a growth sector in the coming years, but a lack of planning from the federal government will see Australia chase the space boom rather than get ahead of it.

The battle for Treasury Wine Estates looks to be moving up a gear as both suitors reportedly tap big banks for financing help, while the WA government considers a $2bn selloff.

Markets on both sides of the Atlantic fell on escalating tensions in Ukraine, but Wall Street pared early losses as investors chose to focus on strong economic data.

With FTTN and HFC now set to form the backbone of the NBN, it's time for NBN Co to shed some further light on the design rules.

Public sentiment is showing the earliest signs of the superannuation debacle to come. Will Canberra chiefs harness this energy before it blows up in their faces?

The shadow treasurer isn't talking a lot about broadband but he is hitting all the high notes on a policy turf where Labor thinks it can make a mark.

Businesses can increase productivity by improving the efficiency of their existing infrastructure. But how do you know which areas need to be improved and what can be streamlined easily?

Investors who continue to ignore global stocks may be missing out on the benefits of diversification, as well as value and growth not available from ASX listed companies warns an Australian fund manager.

The energy market rule-maker has laid out logical proposals for determining network charges amid the solar-inspired demand drop. But networks may yet subvert the strategy.

NBN Co's adoption of a lower-cost, less complex rollout strategy suggests the company is finally making progress after its troubled early history.

A modest quarterly uptick in capital expenditure in the non-mining sector suggests the economy is slowly rebalancing, but a deteriorating outlook for mining and manufacturing investment will weigh on growth.

Solar's uptake is leaving network companies out of pocket and they want to fight back with fixed charges. But, rightfully, the energy market rule maker is proposing the reverse.

In the new Asia, old assumptions must be ditched in favour of more sophisticated commercial strategies.