It’s been another rough week for many in the business community. Confidence remains weak, the Federal Budget looks like it will contain cuts…

James was the editor and publisher of SmartCompany and LeadingCompany for five years. He is now the Australian Financial Review's companies & markets editor, and a former BRW editor.
It’s been another rough week for many in the business community. Confidence remains weak, the Federal Budget looks like it will contain cuts…
It’s hard to know which story was more predictable – that the A-League soccer grand final would end in farce, or that Labor’s hand-picked …
There’s been a lot of attention given to the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic this week, but Clarke and Dawe have their own spin. …
Here at SmartCompany we have always been huge supporters of Australia’s female entrepreneurs. We celebrate their successes through our an…
At SmartCompany, sister publication to StartupSmart, we have always been huge supporters of Australia’s female entrepreneurs. We cel…
Ask an entrepreneur what they need most and the answer is simple: Time. Yet two of Australia’s richest miners apparently have so much tim…
Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten’s description of Toyota’s controversial redundancy program as “particularly unpleasant” is pretty …
The central message from MYOB’s latest business monitor is that Australian entrepreneurs are digging in for a long, tough fight before econo…
There are probably no more mysterious characters on the Australian rich list than David Teoh, the founder of tech giant TPG, and Phil Matthe…
There’s an old saying about entertainers who “suddenly” find fame: It usually takes a few decades to become an overnight success. The sa…
When you’re hot, you’re hot. And when you’re not, you end up in the courts. At least that’s the story of the week for coal billionaire Natha…
After union boss Paul Howes launched a stinging attack on the RBA this week, it was only fitting that RBA governor Glenn Stevens should resp…