Bernard Keane

If the Productivity Commission really wants to link productivity to higher wages, it should look at the market power of corporations, says Bernard Keane.

The whole purpose of the Australian Building and Construction Commission was to lift productivity in the construction sector. So did it?

The composition of the RBA board is to be considered in the review now underway. Should it be more representative, or left to the experts?

ANZ's proposed acquisition of Suncorp's banking arm is bad news for competition and should be axed by regulators.

For the first time, a major Australian government has placed women’s economic role front and centre in its fiscal and economic strategy.

Inflated by GST revenues and mining royalties, the NSW government is able to spend while keeping its fiscal credentials intact.

After running Qantas into the ground, the CEO should be answering fundamental questions about his management. But Alan Joyce continues to act with impunity.

Energy exporters are enjoying windfall profits, while households are getting belted by surging energy prices and stagnant wages. Our options are limited — but there are some available.

Few Australians appear to know about the failure of multinational fossil fuel companies to pay anything to Australians for the privilege of making tens of billions from the sale of Australia’s oil and gas reserves.

In an election where we face massive deficits and a trillion-dollar debt, why aren't we talking about taxing the windfall profits of offshore gas companies?

After nearly a decade of wage stagnation and real wage falls during the pandemic, the government is forecasting a tight employment market that will finally drive wages growth above 3%.

The ATO's tax transparency report for 2019-20 shows the three biggest fossil fuel climate culprits collectively paid $176 million in company tax off revenue of nearly $28 billion.