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).
China and Indonesia have given Labor room to fight on climate change and asylum seekers, respectively. But Labor's strategist John McTernan shouldn't get his hopes up.
The recent university funding cuts highlights the need for universities to redefine themselves as a competitive business. Tackling this structural shift will require innovative thinking and innovative technology.
The general reaction to the Facebook service outage was one of mirth but the tone of the response reflects the social network's shifting relevance in today's world.
While the lack of attendees at the anti-wind protest in Canberra left MC Alan Jones a bit underwhelmed, a hastily organised pro-wind rally nearby had more than six times the number of attendees.
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.
Mario Draghi's capacity to protect the euro will hinge on a ruling by Germany's constitutional court in October. Early signs suggest the court is willing to make tough decisions to protect German finances.
Investors in European bonds base their faith on the ECB's "whatever it takes" mantra, but in reality this has very little substance and the eurozone will be caught out when yields rise.
Anti-austerity advocates will be disappointed, but the IMF stands by its actions in Greece. Harsher spending cuts, it says, would have been even better.
The EU's policy recommendations for each country reads like a compendium of what's wrong with Europe. Add a monumental outburst of truth from one regulator and you've got a clear list of problems with no solutions.
