Insights

A meeting in the small town of Crowlands in rural southwest Victoria put a human face to the jobs and investment at risk in Liberal Party MP Dan Tehan's seat of Wannon if the Renewable Energy Target is cut.

Recent comments by the Prime Minister suggest the government has already decided to cut the Renewable Energy Target, even though the Warburton Review is yet to deliver its findings. Commissioning 'independent reviews' which deliver pre-determined outcomes doesn't fool anyone - and ultimately hurts the government's credibility.

One week after KKR sweetened its takeover bid for Treasury Wine, a rival private equity firm has put forward an offer that is sure to intensify the fight for ownership of the beleaguered wine company.

The Coalition's NBN policy remains a lemon, but at least NBN Co chief executive Bill Morrow and his team are trying to make it a little more palatable.

Former chief economist of the World Bank, Justin Yifu Lin, believes China has the potential to deliver 8 per cent growth for another 20 years.

How important is Australia's most famous winery to Treasury Wine Estates as the group fields bids from foreign equity groups?

The data scientist job title barely existed three years ago but is now one of the hottest corners of the high-tech labour market.

Google's $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest Labs shined a light on the potential of smart monitoring devices. Telstra and Hills Group are getting active in the Australian market, particularly when it comes to security.

Australia's generation overcapacity, detailed by the energy market operator last week, represents an ideal opportunity to clean up our electricity supply by decommissioning some of the dirtiest power plants.

New techniques for analysing data are cutting the cost of maintaining Australia's bridges, roads and sewers. They should also be used for making better infrastructure spending decisions.

Top Australian scientists - including Gustav Nossal and Peter Doherty - have joined with medical authorities to pen an open letter to the Prime Minister urging him to put climate change on the G20 agenda on health grounds.

An upcoming power auction in Brazil will see 400 solar applications totaling more than 10.5 GW, with the central eastern state of Bahia leading the the PV push.

China can still achieve relatively rapid economic growth in the coming decade, but it will need to implement structural reforms alongside its mini-stimulus package to do so.

Clive Palmer is unlikely to change his stance on the Coalition's controversial budget measures, which will cause more embarrassment for Joe Hockey.

Here's why we'll be keeping an eye on BHP Billiton, Myer, Telstra, Treasury Wine and Qantas.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the unemployment rate has supposedly risen 0.4 per cent, but other estimates suggest it has fallen. Which is more accurate?