James Fernyhough
Why Australia is heading for epic failure on carbon emissions
Since replacing Malcolm Turnbull a month ago, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has seemingly taken climate change mitigation off the policy table altogether. His...
Claim we’re on track to meet emissions targets is false
Australia’s new energy minister Angus Taylor made a claim about carbon emissions this week that looked on the surface to be fantastic news,...
Ten years on, there’s just one positive legacy of the Global Financial Crisis
“No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he’d only had good intentions; he had money as well.” Those words were spoken...
Industry super funds strike deal to solve multiple accounts problem
A group of some of Australia’s largest industry super funds have struck a deal to consolidate the superannuation accounts of mutual members,...
What you need to know to avoid the life insurance rip-offs
Insurance salesmen have never had the best reputation, and this week they got an absolute drubbing from the corporate watchdog ASIC. In...
Turnbull’s failure to address climate change may be his legacy
Ousted prime minister Malcolm Turnbull leaves politics on Friday, we can assume forever. On the weekend he will jet off with his wife Lucy...
Climate change action off the agenda under Morrison government
Energy Minister Angus Taylor has unveiled a new energy policy focused exclusively on reducing electricity prices, in a strong signal the Morrison government...
The surprising facts about Australia-Indonesia trade
This week Australia’s new prime minister Scott Morrison will travel to Indonesia to put the final touches to a trade deal between...
Government gives up on industry super shake up, for now
The federal government has reportedly given up on plans to radically alter the way industry superannuation funds are governed, after royal commission...
Big royal commission news overshadowed by leadership spill
The bank-owned superannuation sector got a major trashing late last week, when the royal commission’s counsel assisting released a scathing summary of...