ANALYSIS: The Liberal Party has governed Australia for 50 of the past 70 years but a bitter fight over climate policy threatens to split the party and remake the centre-right side of politics.
ANALYSIS: Politicians should maybe heed the lessons of the Truss government and make sure they maintain the confidence of the bond market.
ANALYSIS: It’s about time we got serious about financial education.
ANALYSIS: Even with a rocky economic year, New Zealand businesses have shown resilience. Preliminary 2024 data from StatsNZ on enterprise births and deaths reveals a surprising uptick in new businesses.
ANALYSIS: An insider’s account of conservative politics from the birth of the National Party in 1936 to the modern day.
ANALYSIS: Government takes credit for lower inflation and falling interest rates, but not for insipid economic activity.
ANALYSIS: Extraordinary wait times for having civil disputes heard are not a new issue, but it is getting much worse.
ANALYSIS: A glimpse into the venture capital investor’s financials reveals some pros and cons.
ANALYSIS: It largely delivered on the election promises which were packaged up in its coalition agreements.
ANALYSIS: New mandate for Australia’s sovereign wealth fund has opened up new political battle lines.