EDITORS' PICKS

KGB TV: Ross Barker
Kohler, Gottliebsen, Bartholomeusz
We have passed the bottom of the market, says Australian Foundation managing director Ross Barker, who says he'll be watching banks closely during the upcoming reporting season.

Dinner with Dr Doom
Alan Kohler
Nouriel Roubini famously predicted the GFC and has some strong opinions on the recovery. His predictions for Australia? Optimism, in the main, but no V-shaped exit.

Trading carbon for disaster
Robert Gottliebsen
Forget the financial crisis, the government's carbon trading plan threatens to become the biggest crisis Australians have faced. It's time the government stopped and listened to our concerns.

Murdoch's hour of discontent
Stephen Bartholomeusz
News Corp's decision to charge for content on its websites shows that traditional publishers have failed to come up with a better response to deal with the shift of audiences and revenues to online sources.

Can AAPT save the NBN?
Tony Boyd
For as little as $500 million, Mike Quigley could have ownership of Australia's third largest telco and its fibre assets. Such a move would also force the government to come up with a business plan.

Myer floats IPO plans
Q&A by Isabelle Oderberg
The review for timing of a Myer IPO should be complete by Christmas, says CEO Bernie Brookes, who adds that the retailer will hold a beauty parade for an investment bank.

Bubble trouble
Christopher Joye
What the financial crisis has shown us is that there are an innumerable number of bubbles just waiting to pop. So why is it that all we ever hear about is hazardous housing? 

Sunny side up
Giles Parkinson
The government's Solar Flagships program has the potential to turn Australia into a regional, if not global, centre for solar energy research. But if quick action isn't taken, Australia will be overtaken.