Insights

Australian miners are among the least efficient in the world. That leaves enormous scope to boost profits by investing in new technologies and lifting productivity.

BHP's large-scale demerger plans fail to impress UK investors, while talk of Qantas selling part of its frequent flyer business is quickly being stamped out.

Policymakers are thrashing about with concerns about a weak global economy but these two charts prove they are wrong.

The Prime Minister's humiliating rebuke of two senior ministers suggests a worrying lack of understanding about what he really stands for, if anything.

Wall Street closed higher on the back of upbeat earnings and a lift in the housing sector, while European shares rose on stabilisation of the Ukraine crisis.

It's all too easy to berate the former treasurer's record, but a look back over Australia's spending patterns tests the 'debt and deficit' attack.

In this video, Stephen Bartholomeusz explains what a trimmed down BHP will look like.

BHP Billiton's omission of the Nickel West assets from its spun-off group underscores the fact that this new venture is not a receptacle for the mining giant's trash.

A collapse in mining investment is sure to shock the economy, but its timing and size remain a mystery to the Reserve Bank. However, the release of capital expenditure figures in coming days may dramatically reshape its outlook.

Big electricity gentailers like Energy Australia argue that the ACCC's view on competition ignores the changing dynamics of power generation and could threaten the supply sector's reliability.

The government doesn't really want to set off a big battle over renewables right now; it's another front where the PUP leader has ministers right where he wants them.

How might the RET Review panel chair Dick Warburton and his colleagues frame their argument? Here's a preview of what might be the opening letter of their report.

Japanese of all political persuasions are tiring of Beijing's efforts to stigmatise their country and promote mutual distrust in the Asia Pacific.

Despite leading the world in research into genetically modified food, China is now falling behind as irrational views beat out empirical evidence.

QBE's announcement of a capital plan and asset sales should create a more stable base for the group amid its volatile operating environment.

Alan Kohler on the digital disruptions making workers increasingly redundant.