Alan Kohler is one of Australia’s most experienced commentators and journalists. Alan is the founder of Eureka Report, Australia’s most successful investment newsletter, and Business Spectator, a 24-hour free business news and commentary website. He also hosts Inside Business, a half-hour Sunday programme on the ABC, is the finance presenter on the ABC News - and producer of the nightly graph (or two).
When Ben Bernanke finally makes a substantial call on the future of QE, the question is just how widespread the ruptures will be from shifting markets.
There has been no halt to the Australian dollar's slide but one analyst says it's unlikely to drop to a level where it would greatly affect competitiveness.
When Ben Bernanke finally makes a substantial call on the future of QE, the question is just how widespread the ruptures will be from shifting markets.
Both sides of politics have an interest in pretending Australian prosperity was their handiwork. But before long, global headwinds will reveal Australia’s true position.
Reports by the Parliamentary Budget Office and Treasury confirmed Labor has blown out a structural budget deficit that began under John Howard's government, and the next government has quite a job on its hands.
The political stoush about how much bandwidth Australians might need in the coming years threatens to stifle the conversation needed to deliver the services of the future.
This week China has outlined details of its first carbon trading scheme while its National Development and Reform Commission has recommended an absolute cap on emissions. The moves represent major signs of progress.
In theory, carbon capture would allow energy producers to continue to burn fossil fuels while meeting emissions targets. In practice, the technology is expensive and unproven.
CEOs outline changing views on corporate spending and profits, their economic expectations and political dissatisfaction, including advice for Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott.
UK-based Zeebox wants to be the intermediary for all social media-television interactions. It will not only have to lure viewers, but the networks themselves.
It’s unlikely that Apple pays much heed to the negative media attention thrown its way but the next iteration of the iPhone could be the one to redefine how the market values the company.
Cloud ERP vendor kicks off SuiteWorld 2013 with a bang, signing two significant partnerships designed to help the company target the bigger end of town.
The digital dividend auction has come and gone and the “red underpants” are now firmly atop the head of Stephen Conroy. While Telstra and Optus have picked up what they need, what does TPG Telecom want to do with $13.5 million of spectrum?
The telecommunications industry body has has reportedly ruled out the prospect of conducting a review of the various technologies that could play a part in the construction of the NBN.
The communications minster may be touting some big numbers when it comes to selling the NBN rollout. But is spouting 'meaningless' facts and figures good enough to disguise the poor rate of fibre delivery?
Optus Business boss John Patriadis has successfully bolstered the business by finally bringing Alphawest into the fold. But it's the addition of Singtel ICT consultancy NCS that could really provide the wow factor.
The relationship between NBN Co and its construction partners has been strained from the start and sorting out this mess could prove to be just as hard as the Telstra re-negotiations for Malcolm Turnbull.
Blackberry boss Thorsten Heins may be going against the data in saying that tablets will be out of the picture in five years. But executing on these kind of crazy ideas may be the path to BlackBerry's salvation.
The disruptive potential of ubiquitous broadband may seem too risky to incumbent businesses, but Alcatel Lucent's NG Connected team is hoping to change that as the program comes to Australia.
Speed had been an important equation in the long running NBN debate but our fascination with megabits and gigabits looks unlikely to prevent us from being straddled with a decidedly inferior network.
The latest parliamentary committee hearing on the NBN throws open the tantalising prospect of finding out what NBN Co has to say about the Coalition’s NBN cost and delivery assumptions.
