Insights

Shinzo Abe's attempt to re-interpret Japan's pacifist constitution is not only inflaming regional tensions, it's also undermining his country's constitutional democracy.

The Prime MInister's love affair with carbon tax repeal hit a high point this week but with a raft of yet-to-be passed budget measures causing headaches in parliament it won't distract voters for long.

Monash IVF's strong debut on the ASX bodes well for other upcoming healthcare floats, while Providence Equity Partners eyes up Ten Network's competition.

It's time to retire the pig and pull out the big guns: socially-oriented visualisations on the real worth of the ABC.

Investors take advantage of oversold market to ready for the end of the financial year.

eBet is retesting its nine-year high after management issued a better than expected profit and dividend guidance for the current financial year.

The deal struck between NBN Co and Telstra in NSW and Queensland will allow the formerly excluded telco to play a key role in the NBN, with the potential to generate extra value for users and taxpayers.

China has been the biggest beneficiary of the post-Saddam oil boom in Iraq, but the US' reluctance to intervene in the current crisis poses a stark dilemma for Beijing, and there is little it can can do in response.

The Climate Change Authority has suggested that if Australia were simply to match the US fuel economy standards for new cars we'd save 59m tonnes of CO2 and save consumers $8500 on fuel over the life of the average car.

Google has unveiled new software for watches, cars and living rooms at its developers' conference as it seeks to spread its influence to new screens and areas of life.

Reserve Bank board member John Edwards believes the effects of the mining boom have been overstated, and that a change in political discourse is needed to focus on perpetuating the nation's success.

While strong iron ore export volumes will underpin real GDP growth over the coming years, a decline in the commodity's value will weigh on income growth, consumption and investment.

A close look at Twitter's users presents an overall personality that's not so much Jekyll vs Hyde as it is Alan Kohler vs Miley Cyrus.

Bankers and lawyers have been busy securing mandates with private equity firms, including TPG and PEP.

In one stroke Clive Palmer has shown he can fix the carbon tax issue in a way the Greens, the ALP, and the Coalition could not. He's also just given our major politicians a much-needed lesson in marketing.

Refining and supply division set to widen loss as Kurnell refinery closes.