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).
As Apple's supremo prepares to face Congress, a bipartisan committee has revealed the fantastic ways the multinational minimises its global tax liability.
Whether shares continue to rise has much to do with new technology and innovation. For Ben Bernanke, we may still be in the early days of IT revolution.
The company’s stock has slumped as it joins a growing list of mining services groups, including WorleyParsons and Fleetwood, in cutting earnings forecasts.
The Gonski education reforms are being tossed in the political wash, along with the premiers, as the Coalition seeks to unseat Labor's plan by focusing on the frugal front-end.
The communication’s minister's cavalier use of Section 313 to block websites on Interpol’s “worst of” list has directly lead to the ASIC fiasco. He must face the music for the latest mess his actions have created.
Multiple operating systems and a fragmented mobile market has made it difficult to create a one-size-fits all BYOD security solution. While there's no quick fix to this problem, here are some ways of working around it.
The communication’s minister's cavalier use of Section 313 to block websites on Interpol’s “worst of” list has directly lead to the ASIC fiasco. He must face the music for the latest mess his actions have created.
The ESAA is claiming solar is costing millions in network upgrades. But nailing down what these costs are proves to be a bit of a mystery because solar isn’t costing networks much at all.
A new study refines our estimates of climate sensitivity, but the overall picture remains unchanged: we remain on a track to surpass 2 degrees warming.
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.
Investors in New Zealand's biggest telco haven't warmed to a $NZ130 million restructure that will slash jobs and focus on cloud communications and entertainment.
Despite a fall in revenue, the telco's rising EBIDTA and free cash flow indicate Kevin Russell's decision to focus on existing customers rather than scale is working well.
In their own way, each of the telcos declined Stephen Conroy’s invitation to wear red underpants at his spectrum sale. Their moves reveal more questionable federal budget forecasting.
Telstra’s share price is now reacting to an understanding the Coalition broadband plan will not only protect the telco’s current position, but may add value to it.
Telstra Corporation considers floating its Chinese car ads business in the US, while Discovery is set to reveal details of its proposed capital raising.
Telstra has maintained its dominance through its platform as the only vertically integrated player in most areas. The Coalition's NBN plan shows how we will create better competition between service providers.
