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 highlight 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.
The price of solar panels is expected to fall another 28 per cent between the fourth quarter of 2012 and the start of 2017, according to new forecasts.
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.
Australian tech start-ups are increasingly on the radar of international venture capitalists. But it is the growth of a local VC community that is creating excitement in the tech sector.
Frightened of a potential economic meltdown, Europeans are looking at the virtual currency to keep their wealth out of the clutches of bankers and governments.
