Insights

Telstra and NBN Co are still trying to hammer out a deal and the final outcome is unlikely to sit comfortably with the industry and consumers.

The hyperbole surrounding uranium's potential as a boon to Australia is laughable, with the world price less than half pre-Fukushima levels and prospects dim for all but low-cost operations.

This weekend, more than 10,000 people around the world - including here in Australia - will take part in Random Hacks of Kindness, using technology to solve pressing community issues.

Recent reports suggest that housing affordability in Australia has reached its highest point in more than a decade, but there are several reasons why that conclusion is dubious.

A proposed split of Westfield's Australasian and international assets into separate entities will face stiff opposition from securityholders.

Changes to higher education have caused uproar across the country, but have we been too hasty in the response to change? No matter how you twist it, we are still a long way from the inequality of the US system.

US stocks weaken as investors weighed latest M&A developments, mixed retail earnings.

The audience isn't tuning out because it's bored - but rather because of a debate format that distorts the issue to the point viewers are left more confused than before.

Growing levels of local government debt in China have sparked concerns from investors and policymakers, but a closer look at the regional disparities within the data should assuage their fears.

Time and time again, corporate leaders and politicians make atrocious decisions with terrible consequences. Here's how they get away with them.

European bonds rallied on expectations the ECB will soon take action to deal with low inflation, while equities on both sides of the Atlantic had a sluggish session.

Frank Lowy's giant Westfield restructure hangs by a thread, while Australand reviews a sweetened bid from Stockland.

The European Parliament elections have shaken up political landscapes in countries across the EU, making its fragile consensus even harder to maintain and good policy making all but impossible.

The debate surrounding the Coalition's reforms has largely focused on the plight of Australians from lower socio-economic groups, but alarm bells will soon be ringing in corporate boardrooms.

For SFH, it's not really about belt tightening … it's about the Rivers purchase.

This week we look at Bradken, James Hardie, Regis Resources, Spark Infrastructure and Adelaide Brighton.