EDITORS' PICKS
In this week's essential reading guide Kohler dissects the OECD's 'bizarre' NBN critique, Gottliebsen laments the greatest failing of Australian firms, Bartholomeusz reveals Telstra's next battle field and Maley asks whether the eurozone will survive.
A bizarre critique of the NBN
Alan Kohler
The OECD has certainly given some oxygen to Malcolm Turnbull's campaign against the national broadband network, but its critique of the NBN is contradictory and superficial.
The greatest failing of our firms
Robert Gottliebsen
Few Australian companies have had the vision to tap Asia's growth markets. But those who have, like AXA Asia Pacific, have huge potential. That this growth story has not been recognised by the market is a national tragedy.
Explosive AXA APH potential
Robert Gottliebsen
Non-institutional investors have not woken up to the amazing growth ahead for AXA APH in China – and the instos just don't care. That's why AXA France may win the Asian assets at a bargain price.
Vodafone's wireless war on Telstra
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Vodafone's new unlimited voice and text plans could further damage Telstra's fixed line volumes and may mark the beginning of a price war for wireless services.
Poetic justice for BHP
Stephen Bartholomeusz
If BHP pushes ahead with its Jansen potash project in Canada, the company's commitment to market prices means the Canadians would probably have been better off with BHP inside their tent.
Repricing China
Karen Maley
Market's have expected it for days, but the formal announcement of price controls by the Chinese government confirms what many had feared – that China may be headed for a hard landing.
The eurozone's battle for survival
Karen Maley
Some see Ireland's debt crisis as a temporary problem, but loud voices within Europe are arguing that it could be a pivotal event that leads ultimately to the end of the eurozone and the EU.
The NBN is in Xenophon's hands
Rob Burgess
Maverick independent Nick Xenophon has vowed to use his power within the finely balanced Senate to achieve what the opposition could not – a cost-benefit analysis. But it's what he does with it that really matters.
Barnaby's food challenge
Rob Burgess
Barnaby Joyce, having reopened the Pandora's box of national interest that is Australia's food security, must tread carefully to prevent a sensible debate becoming a vehicle for xenophobic nationalism.
CLIMATE SPECTATOR: Investors say it's time to act
Giles Parkinson
A group of 258 of the world's leading investors, including 33 from the Australia-based IGCC, have implored governments to provide them with the mechanisms to invest in low-carbon technology.
Britain's phoney pursuit of happiness
Oliver Marc Hartwich
David Cameron's new statistical measure of British 'happiness' is no substitute for hard-headed economic policies. If he really wants to improve the lot of Britons, he should aim to make it more prosperous.
Labor's NBN shaming
Malcolm Turnbull
With the OECD sharing the same concerns as the Liberal Party over the commercial viability of the national broadband network it's time Wayne Swan and Julia Gillard reassessed their plans.
Baillieu has only himself to blame
Phil Quin
While the Victorian Liberals' surprise preference decision will play a role in their likely defeat at the polls, the party's woes are etched far deeper into Ted Baillieu's leadership style.
Alan Kohler
The OECD has certainly given some oxygen to Malcolm Turnbull's campaign against the national broadband network, but its critique of the NBN is contradictory and superficial.
The greatest failing of our firms
Robert Gottliebsen
Few Australian companies have had the vision to tap Asia's growth markets. But those who have, like AXA Asia Pacific, have huge potential. That this growth story has not been recognised by the market is a national tragedy.
Explosive AXA APH potential
Robert Gottliebsen
Non-institutional investors have not woken up to the amazing growth ahead for AXA APH in China – and the instos just don't care. That's why AXA France may win the Asian assets at a bargain price.
Vodafone's wireless war on Telstra
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Vodafone's new unlimited voice and text plans could further damage Telstra's fixed line volumes and may mark the beginning of a price war for wireless services.
Poetic justice for BHP
Stephen Bartholomeusz
If BHP pushes ahead with its Jansen potash project in Canada, the company's commitment to market prices means the Canadians would probably have been better off with BHP inside their tent.
Repricing China
Karen Maley
Market's have expected it for days, but the formal announcement of price controls by the Chinese government confirms what many had feared – that China may be headed for a hard landing.
The eurozone's battle for survival
Karen Maley
Some see Ireland's debt crisis as a temporary problem, but loud voices within Europe are arguing that it could be a pivotal event that leads ultimately to the end of the eurozone and the EU.
The NBN is in Xenophon's hands
Rob Burgess
Maverick independent Nick Xenophon has vowed to use his power within the finely balanced Senate to achieve what the opposition could not – a cost-benefit analysis. But it's what he does with it that really matters.
Barnaby's food challenge
Rob Burgess
Barnaby Joyce, having reopened the Pandora's box of national interest that is Australia's food security, must tread carefully to prevent a sensible debate becoming a vehicle for xenophobic nationalism.
CLIMATE SPECTATOR: Investors say it's time to act
Giles Parkinson
A group of 258 of the world's leading investors, including 33 from the Australia-based IGCC, have implored governments to provide them with the mechanisms to invest in low-carbon technology.
Britain's phoney pursuit of happiness
Oliver Marc Hartwich
David Cameron's new statistical measure of British 'happiness' is no substitute for hard-headed economic policies. If he really wants to improve the lot of Britons, he should aim to make it more prosperous.
Labor's NBN shaming
Malcolm Turnbull
With the OECD sharing the same concerns as the Liberal Party over the commercial viability of the national broadband network it's time Wayne Swan and Julia Gillard reassessed their plans.
Baillieu has only himself to blame
Phil Quin
While the Victorian Liberals' surprise preference decision will play a role in their likely defeat at the polls, the party's woes are etched far deeper into Ted Baillieu's leadership style.
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